Student Engagement and Environmental Awareness

Barron, Nancy; Gruber, Sibylle; Huffman, Gavin

doi:10.1215/22011919-9481528

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“…In some studies, proenvironmental content in school curricula could be successful by creating a more democratic education and knowledge. Then, the government could work on more conversations and discussions in the curriculum on environmental issues and prepare them to be a part of an ecological society (Barrón et al ., 2022; Parzonko et al ., 2021). In addition to capacity building and training for the educators, some extra activities could be offered to students to increase their awareness, such as seminars, youth camps and competitions (see Bassar et al ., 2018).…”

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Why they do not care? Exploring young Indonesians' low participation in proenvironmental activities

Ratriyana

2023

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PurposeYouths are known as a challenging group to be engaged in environmental programs due to their fickle characteristic. This study would like to offer Global South and developing countries' perspectives by using Indonesia as a case study. This study gives a lesson about the top-down approach in Indonesia's proenvironmental program and its trajectories toward youth participation.Design/methodology/approachUsing a case study approach, this article tries to deeply understand the issues happening in Indonesia, particularly among the young people living in several cities in Indonesia. The author was helped by the first participant, a student with experience with air pollution campaigns. Using snowball approach, the authors was helped by the first participant to contact with her friends from different cities to join as the participant in this research. To obtain their dynamic perspectives, the researcher conducted three focus group discussions via Zoom, each with a duration of 1.5–2 h. The researcher asked for their written permission to be participants through WhatsApp text and then verbally via Zoom video call. This research was done during the lockdown status of COVID-19 pandemic; thus, it was advised to do every research activity online. Based on their experience, the participants were divided into three groups: volunteers, influencers and university students aged 18–21. These Focus Group Discussion (FGD) results were transcribed and coded into behavior, peer support and knowledge by the author.FindingsThis study found that youths in Indonesia are concerned about the community's perspective on the environment; thus, their behavior will mirror others as part of a collectivist society. Parents, friends and the community are their role models when practicing proenvironmental behavior. Next, environmental education should be embedded in school curricula and religious centers. In addition, they should apply an open and democratic approach to reach youths' participation effectively. Programs and curricula with a top-down approach should be avoided to maintain sustainable actions. Last, there is an urgent need to develop citizens' literacy about environmental issues because it will highly influence young generations.Research limitations/implicationsThere should be more discussion on developing environmental knowledge for citizens at large. First, the next research should focus on the curricula development in formal and nonformal organisations, focusing on youths' voices during the process. In a proenvironmental program, honoring and prioritizing youth voices is central to youth work. Second, there should be further research on using a democratic approach for building conversation and discussion on environmental issues rather than a top-down approach. Further, researchers must focus on Indonesians' literacy in general, especially older and mature citizens, since their perspective will affect youths' behavior in the long term. These positive attitudes cannot be perceived and sustained if the community comments negatively toward proenvironmental behavior. Last, there is a lack of exploration to the influencers group to show their differences with other groups. Other researchers could further explore this in the future.Practical implicationsMultiple approaches must be used continuously to ask and seek youths' opinions, listen to what youths want and then prioritize them in the program. Rather than using programmatic design and delivery to shape social attitudes and behavior, campaigners should discuss with youths and influencers on creating their campaigns rather than maintain the program's sustainability. Environmental campaign messages should integrate with creative storytelling to build engagement with young people. By implementing this, youths could share their expressions using photography, narration, music, etc.Originality/valueIndonesia becomes a significant case study for this research due to its political and cultural system. Indonesia is known as a paternalistic and corporatist country where the practice of citizenship is challenged by the issue of power dynamics and imbalance. Therefore, a top-down communication is a common practice to create a quick-fix solution to foster productivity. Further, Indonesia has an environmental problem which made it vital for climate study. Globally, Indonesia ranks third in greenhouse gas emission after China and India. Recently, its capital city, Jakarta, is ranked as the worst-polluted city in the world.

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Why they do not care? Exploring young Indonesians' low participation in proenvironmental activities

Ratriyana

2023

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“…For example, the examined results of a study in Indonesia revealed that those respondents who were fully aware of environmental threats openly suggested stopping the causes of environmental degradation (Kalalo 2019 ). This evidence shows that environmental consciousness converts normal anthropogenic activities into sustainable practices such as green consumption, lobbying for readjusting corporate business practices to include sustainability efforts (Barrón et al 2022 ). Lack of awareness regarding environmental concerns not only hinders the achievable environmental targets but also detracts from the quality of life in a country.…”

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Financial health and economic growth responsiveness as solution to environmental degradation in Pakistan

Golo,

Han,

Balsalobre-Lorente

et al. 2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This study analyses the impact of GDP per capita, domestic credit, savings, and population on the environment in Pakistan from 1995 to 2019. The country has consistently been ranked eighth, fifth, and eight as an environmentally vulnerable nation from 1998 to 2017, 1999 to 2018, and 2000 to 2019, respectively. Therefore, the study explores the role of environmental awareness as a potential strategy for making peace with nature. Findings of the ARDL bounds testing approach confirm the long-run cointegration among variables of concern. In further assessment, the study determines that increased per capita income is detrimental to environmental quality in the long run. However, in the short run, it shows a favourable impact. On the other hand, domestic credit worsens the environment in the long and short runs. However, savings are positively insignificant in this regard. Furthermore, the total population significantly harms the environment in the long and short run. Fortunately, environmental awareness has emerged as a key solution to environmental degradation in Pakistan. Findings show that an increase in the dissemination of environmental awareness through the Internet, mobile, and landline phones, as well as by increasing education expenditures, mitigates the populations’ detrimental impact on the environment and improves environmental quality in the long run. Graphical Abstract

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“…Environmental educators must be eco-leaders and help provide a community bridge for Gen Zs to communicate locally, regionally, and globally. They need space to exchange knowledge and develop viable solutions supporting sustainability (Barrón et al,2022).…”

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GenZs environmental attitudes and ecology behavior nexus: Urgent education message

LeSage-Clements,

Sobolev,

Patton

2024

INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED

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Environmental education in schools is critical to help decrease plastic litter pollution because plastic pollution could be the most significant health problem of the 21st century. Our research examined the environmental behaviors and attitudes of Generation Z (Gen Z) high school and undergraduate students in South Texas, USA. The research was important because we need to understand what young people believe and value if we are going to see any change in environmental behavior. Results supported research on how teachers can influence student environmental attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge with education. Feedback from students revealed significant attitude change and a rich narrative of pollution and watershed ecology knowledge and behavior themes. These themes disclosed that a holistic environmental science curriculum is necessary to connect Earth systems with the plastic litter pollution cycle.

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Student Engagement and Environmental Awareness

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

Why they do not care? Exploring young Indonesians' low participation in proenvironmental activities

Why they do not care? Exploring young Indonesians' low participation in proenvironmental activities

Financial health and economic growth responsiveness as solution to environmental degradation in Pakistan

GenZs environmental attitudes and ecology behavior nexus: Urgent education message

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