Research on the Current Situation and Problems of Ecological Civilization Education for Contemporary College Students—An Empirical Analysis Based on Structural Equation Modeling

Abstract

With the globalization of industry, the ecological crisis has become more serious. The sustainable development of the environment is being challenged. College students bear the important responsibility of future social development and environmental construction; therefore, it is imperative to promote the ecological civilization education of college students. This study expects to use structural equation modeling to analyze the current situation of college students’ ecological civilization education and its problems, to study the internal mechanism of college students’ ecological civilization education influencing factors, and to provide a path for cultivating college students’ ecological civilization literacy. In this study, a conceptual model of the current status of college students’ ecological civilization education was constructed by using structural equations after a questionnaire survey of 136 college students randomly sampled from six colleges and universities, so as to empirically analyze the current status of contemporary college students’ ecological civilization education. The results of the study show that social impact and school education are positively related to students’ ecological sense of civilization; social impact is positively related to educational affinity; and educational affinity is positively related to school education. Based on the conclusions of the study, the practical paths of enriching teaching content, strengthening teachers’ ability, formulating policies and regulations, and building an online environment are proposed to enhance the level of college students’ ecological civilization education and cultivate their ecological sense of civilization, thus promoting environmental sustainability.