Role of Media in Students' Life and Their Environmental Education: A Survey of Students Aged 13 to 17

Katona, Ildikó; Kárász, Imre; Leskó, Gabriella; Kosáros, Andrea; Lakatos, Gyula

doi:10.2478/v10099-009-0027-0

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“…Only a few students said that they read these, and most of them did not even know they existed. While most students thought that the media did affect their environmental awareness, they did not know whether the effect was positive or negative (Katona et al, 2008).…”

Section: Sources Of Environmental Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental Issues in the Media – Studentsí Perceptions in the Three Nordic-Baltic Countries

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Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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The media, as a source of information, is supposed to have a significant role in effecting peopleís environmental knowledge and attitudes. The purpose of this study was to find studentsí perceptions of environmental issues as presented in the media and how students in Finland, Lithuania and Sweden used these media sources in the matters related to environmental issues. The most important source of environmental knowledge was found to be the Internet, followed by newspapers, television, school and education. In their own lives, students discussed environmental issues every day and, to some extent, in social media, discussion forums and blogs. In Finland, newspapers represented the most important source of environmental knowledge; in Lithuania, environmental organisations were the most prevalent, and, in Sweden, it was in a school or educational context. Based on these results, it was concluded that, in order to reach both genders of students in different countries and to more greatly benefit from all sources of information, a variety of media should be used in education for sustainability.

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Section: Sources Of Environmental Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most popular form of media among young Hungarian people aged 13ñ17 was found to be television and the Internet (Katona, Kárász, & Leskó, 2008). Predictably, films on nature and documentaries were not as popular as music TV, serials and cartoons.…”

Section: Sources Of Environmental Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%