Abstract The future life-styles and pro-environmental behaviour of today’s younger students will be a cardinal factor in mitigating the severity of projected climate change. In this study, Czech students at upper-primary and secondary-school levels responded to a set of covertly paired statements designed to assess their beliefs concerning the usefulness of actions that might ameliorate global warming and the degree to which they are willing to act. Relations between their beliefs and willingness to act were assessed by means of an index of Potential Effectiveness of Education (PEE). The results show that Czech students are generally sceptical about the usefulness of the actions suggested and are among the less willing, in a wider international context, to participate in actual processes that might ameliorate global warming. However, Czech secondary-school students, particularly females, are significantly more willing to act than upper-primary students. Although relatively high PEE values were observed, Czech students tend to underestimate the role of personal consumption and male students in particular are not willing to take actions that involve no immediate personal benefit. Our results thus emphasize the importance of adjusting school curricula by promoting insight into the topic of global warming, and extending that understanding into practical measures.

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捷克学生和减缓全球变暖：信念和采取行动的意愿

摘要 当今年轻学生未来的生活方式和环保行为将是减轻预计气候变化严重程度的一个主要因素。在这项研究中，捷克高中和中学水平的学生对一组秘密配对的陈述做出回应，这些陈述旨在评估他们关于可能改善全球变暖的行动的有效性以及他们愿意采取行动的程度的信念。他们的信念和行动意愿之间的关系通过教育潜在有效性 (PEE) 指数进行评估。结果表明，捷克学生普遍怀疑所建议的行动是否有用，而且在更广泛的国际背景下，他们不太愿意参与可能改善全球变暖的实际过程。然而，捷克中学生，尤其是女性，比高年级学生更愿意行动。尽管观察到相对较高的 PEE 值，捷克学生往往低估了个人消费的作用，尤其是男学生不愿意采取不涉及直接个人利益的行动。因此，我们的结果强调了通过促进对全球变暖主题的洞察力并将这种理解扩展到实际措施来调整学校课程的重要性。捷克学生往往低估个人消费的作用，尤其是男学生不愿意采取不涉及直接个人利益的行动。因此，我们的结果强调了通过促进对全球变暖主题的洞察力并将这种理解扩展到实际措施来调整学校课程的重要性。捷克学生往往低估个人消费的作用，尤其是男学生不愿意采取不涉及直接个人利益的行动。因此，我们的结果强调了通过促进对全球变暖主题的洞察力并将这种理解扩展到实际措施来调整学校课程的重要性。