Abstract

The main purpose of this research study is to explore higher education students’ environmental knowledge, attitudes and behavior. To achieve this goal, a questionnaire was conducted among the students of a public higher education institution (HEI) in Portugal. Our findings result from 371 valid responses and allow us to conclude that most students have significant environmental knowledge, have environmentally friendly attitudes and are environmentally responsible in the areas of use of paper, recycling and energy consumption. Results also indicate that most students are aware of the importance of protecting the environment and consider themselves well informed about environmental issues. Students’ main information sources of environmental information are television, social networks and the HEI they attend. We conclude that more attention should be given to HEIs, due to their significant potential to educate and train future decision makers in a society, to enhance a more protective approach to the environment.

摘要

本研究的主要目的是探索高等教育学生的环境知识、态度和行为。为了实现这一目标，对葡萄牙公立高等教育机构 (HEI) 的学生进行了问卷调查。我们的调查结果来自 371 份有效回复，并让我们得出结论，大多数学生都拥有丰富的环境知识，具有环保态度，并且在纸张使用、回收利用和能源消耗方面对环境负责。结果还表明，大多数学生都意识到保护环境的重要性，并认为自己对环境问题了如指掌。学生环境信息的主要信息来源是电视、社交网络和他们参加的高等教育机构。