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100	1		_aMakki, Maha Haidar _gMaster
245	1	0	_aEnvironmental knowledge and attitudes of secondary school students in the greater Beirut area
260			_aBeirut _bAmerican University of Beirut - Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Department of Education _c2000
300			_a74 pages
500			_aالنوع : Mémoire
520	3		_aThe purpose of this study was to assess secondary school students' environmental knowledge and attitudes in the Greater Beirut area. The study also explored the relationship between environmental knowledge and attitude and biographical and academic variables, such as student gender, grade level, and high school stream, and parental educational level. Participants were 660 students representing grade 10 and grade 11 (scientific and humanities). Students were administered a questionnaire designed to assess their environmental knowledge and attitudes. Participants' knowledge of general environmental topics emphasized in the new Lebanese environmental curriculum was measured. Additionally, participants' environmental beliefs, affect, intentions, and commitment to environmental friendly behaviors were assessed.--Results showed that students possessed inadequate environmental knowledge and favorable attitudes toward the environment. Students with parents having college education had significantly higher environmental knowledge scores than students with parents who had high school education or less. Furthermore, females in grade 10 scored significantly higher than males on environmental knowledge and attitudes. In the "Humanities" stream of grade 11, males had significantly higher mean knowledge scores than females.--Participants' environmental knowledge was significantly related to their environmental attitude, environmental beliefs, affect, behavioral intentions, and commitment to behavior. However, all correlations were low. Finally, stepwise regression analysis indicated that environmental intentions and affect are the best predictors of commitment to environmental friendly behavior.
650		4	_aBeirut
650		4	_aBeyrouth
650		4	_aCycle Secondaire
650		4	_aEducation pour l’environnement
650		4	_aEnvironmental education
650		4	_aSecondary Education
650		4	_aالتربية البيئية
650		4	_aالمرحلة الثانوية
650		4	_aبيروت
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