Environmental worldview and concern of college students in the Philippines
College
College of Science
Department/Unit
Biology
Document Type
Article
Source Title
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Volume
9
Issue
1
First Page
39
Last Page
47
Publication Date
1-28-2008
Abstract
Purpose - Most people profess to care for the environment, but there is considerable diversity on what people generally care for and the reasons for their concern. This study aims to understand college students' worldviews, attitudes, and perceptions and determine the factors affecting their environmental concern. The study aims to focus on college students, as they will be tomorrow's leaders and stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach - Copies of a self-administered questionnaire were distributed to selected public and private universities in the Philippines. The binomial logistic regression analysis determined the factors predicting the probability of the students' environmental concern. Findings - Gender and environmental attitudes affect students' environmental concern (p<0.05). Most of the students' expressed strong environmentally supportive views and beliefs. Originality/value - The derived model confirmed that gender and environmental attitudes are significant factors to students' environmental concern. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1108/14676370810842175
Recommended Citation
Sia Su, G. L. (2008). Environmental worldview and concern of college students in the Philippines. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 9 (1), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/14676370810842175
Disciplines
Biology | Life Sciences
Keywords
Environmental responsibility; Teenagers and the environment
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