Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia

Evaluating environmental literacy has been one of the mode by which the extend where the understanding between the nature of interdependence between the natural system and the human social system could be established. While there are many universities that have begun to evaluate their undergraduates...

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Main Author:	Jeganathan, Cheryl Stephen
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Environmental education - Study and teaching (Higher) - Selangor Environmental education - Activity programs - Selangor Universities and colleges - Environmental aspects - Selangor
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31400/1/FPAS%202012%2013R.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.314002015-02-06T03:19:33Z Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia 2012-12 Jeganathan, Cheryl Stephen Evaluating environmental literacy has been one of the mode by which the extend where the understanding between the nature of interdependence between the natural system and the human social system could be established. While there are many universities that have begun to evaluate their undergraduates, the environmental literacy of undergraduates in Malaysia, have yet to be assessed. The objective of this study is to determine the environmental literacy of the environmental undergraduates at public research universities in Selangor. In this study, a descriptive research method was used. The set of questionnaires were constructed in different sections, Environmental Attitude, Environmental Behaviour and Environmental Knowledge. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire to identify the level of environmental literacy among 418 undergraduates enrolled in environmental programs at Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. All the respondents targeted responded to the study. The result of the study shows that the Environmental Literacy dispositions of the undergraduates were generally found to be at the moderate level, with a mean of 3.47 based on a five-point scale. When comparison was done using the contributive variable, undergraduates were found to be high in terms of their environmental behavior (Mean=3.81) and environmental attitude (Mean=3.68) and moderate level of environmental knowledge (Mean=2.93). The dispositions of the undergraduates are similar regardless of the different environmental program taken in public research universities in Selangor or in the nature of their gender. Undergraduates in Year 2 show increased level of environmental knowledge compared to Year 1. However, undergraduates from Year 3 and above do not show significant increase in this field compared with the undergraduates in Year 2. The results were similar to the previous researches, which was presented in the discussion section. It can be concluded that the environmental literacy of the undergraduates is in the moderate level, mainly contributed by moderate level of environmental knowledge, which needs improvement. The Environmental Literacy of the undergraduates is not influenced by the different environmental programs or by gender. Recommendations were discussed at the final chapter on enhancing in further study on research of environmental literacy. Environmental education - Study and teaching (Higher) - Selangor Environmental education - Activity programs - Selangor Universities and colleges - Environmental aspects - Selangor 2012-12 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31400/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31400/1/FPAS%202012%2013R.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Environmental education - Study and teaching (Higher) - Selangor Environmental education - Activity programs - Selangor Universities and colleges - Environmental aspects - Selangor Faculty of Environmental Studies
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topic	Environmental education - Study and teaching (Higher) - Selangor Environmental education - Activity programs - Selangor Universities and colleges - Environmental aspects - Selangor
spellingShingle	Environmental education - Study and teaching (Higher) - Selangor Environmental education - Activity programs - Selangor Universities and colleges - Environmental aspects - Selangor Jeganathan, Cheryl Stephen Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia
description	Evaluating environmental literacy has been one of the mode by which the extend where the understanding between the nature of interdependence between the natural system and the human social system could be established. While there are many universities that have begun to evaluate their undergraduates, the environmental literacy of undergraduates in Malaysia, have yet to be assessed. The objective of this study is to determine the environmental literacy of the environmental undergraduates at public research universities in Selangor. In this study, a descriptive research method was used. The set of questionnaires were constructed in different sections, Environmental Attitude, Environmental Behaviour and Environmental Knowledge. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire to identify the level of environmental literacy among 418 undergraduates enrolled in environmental programs at Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. All the respondents targeted responded to the study. The result of the study shows that the Environmental Literacy dispositions of the undergraduates were generally found to be at the moderate level, with a mean of 3.47 based on a five-point scale. When comparison was done using the contributive variable, undergraduates were found to be high in terms of their environmental behavior (Mean=3.81) and environmental attitude (Mean=3.68) and moderate level of environmental knowledge (Mean=2.93). The dispositions of the undergraduates are similar regardless of the different environmental program taken in public research universities in Selangor or in the nature of their gender. Undergraduates in Year 2 show increased level of environmental knowledge compared to Year 1. However, undergraduates from Year 3 and above do not show significant increase in this field compared with the undergraduates in Year 2. The results were similar to the previous researches, which was presented in the discussion section. It can be concluded that the environmental literacy of the undergraduates is in the moderate level, mainly contributed by moderate level of environmental knowledge, which needs improvement. The Environmental Literacy of the undergraduates is not influenced by the different environmental programs or by gender. Recommendations were discussed at the final chapter on enhancing in further study on research of environmental literacy.
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author	Jeganathan, Cheryl Stephen
author_facet	Jeganathan, Cheryl Stephen
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title	Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort	environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in selangor, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Environmental Studies
publishDate	2012
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Environmental literacy among undergraduates of environmental programs at public research universities in Selangor, Malaysia

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