The effect of gender on students' sustainability consciousness: A nationwide Swedish study

Olsson, Daniel; Gericke, Niklas

doi:10.1080/00958964.2017.1310083

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“…It may be assumed that the program influenced some of the students, but not the majority. The issue of gender differences, i.e., educational programs' higher impact on girls compared with boys also has been found in other studies [51][52][53][54]; similar patterns were revealed in studies comparing the level of sustainability consciousness between boys and girls [55], while Goldman, Pe'er, and Yavetz [56] found these differences to be more complex. It could be assumed that the findings were affected by the low number of respondents in the control group, which has definitely been one of the limitations of the study.…”

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Active Citizens: Evaluation of a Community-Based Education Program

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This study analyses the Active Citizens program conducted in seven Czech elementary schools in 2017/2018. The data were obtained in a mixed-design research study containing pre/post experimental/control groups (N = 114), eight focus groups with selected students (N = 56), and group interviews with teachers (N = 14). The mean age of the students was 13.8 years. The study focuses on the students' and the teachers' perception of the process, the program's barriers and benefits, and on the impact of the program on the students' self-efficacy and on perceived democratic school culture. The analysis revealed that while the participants felt empowered because of their experience, they started to perceive their school environment as less democratic than before the program. The program also likely influenced girls more than boys as the latter seem to have been unaffected. Finally, the implications of the findings for the practice are discussed.

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Active Citizens: Evaluation of a Community-Based Education Program

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“…A long (SCQ‐L) and short (SCQ‐S) version of the instrument have been developed. The reason for this is that when evaluating the effect of the implementation efforts of education for SD in the Swedish school system (Berglund et al, ; Boeve‐de Pauw et al, ; Olsson et al, ; Olsson & Gericke, , ) with the instrument, access to respondents was one of the main hurdles to overcome, due to shortage of time. This is also found to be a barrier in questionnaire studies in the literature (e.g.…”

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“…In those efforts, three different yet comparable versions of the instrument adopted for different ages (12–13, 15–16 and 18–19) have been developed. These studies have primarily had an empirical focus and have been previously reported (Berglund & Gericke, ; Berglund, Gericke, & Chang Rundgren, ; Boeve‐de Pauw, Gericke, Olsson, & Berglund, ; Olsson & Gericke, , ; Olsson, Gericke, & Chang Rundgren, ). In the current paper, the entire development process is summarized and a complete and comprehensive description of the SCQ validation process is provided.…”

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The Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire: The theoretical development and empirical validation of an evaluation instrument for stakeholders working with sustainable development

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Berglund

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In this paper, the concept of sustainability consciousness, an individual's experience and awareness of sustainable development, is introduced. Based on UNESCO's definition of sustainable development, a sustainability consciousness questionnaire (SCQ) is theoretically and empirically developed. Using the data of 638 respondents from Sweden aged 18-19 years old, the scale is developed in two versions. The long version (SCQ-L) can be used to measure individuals' environmental, social and economic knowingness, attitudes and behaviour (nine valid and reliable subscales), in addition to the second order constructs of sustainability knowingness, sustainability attitudes and sustainability behaviour, as well as the third order construct, sustainability consciousness. For the short version (SCQ-S) 27 items were identified that can be used to measure the second and third order constructs. Both versions of the scale present excellent psychometric quality. Possible applications of the questionnaire instruments in the context of evaluation of sustainability policies, practices and stakeholder engagement are discussed. KEYWORDS empirical validation of the sustainability consciousness questionnaire, questionnaire instrument, stakeholder engagement, Sustainability Consciousness, sustainable development, sustainable development policy, theoretical development of the construct of sustainability consciousness

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“…We also found a significant gender-related interaction effect, indicating that gender is of relevance when performing studies in different cultural contexts. A recent study indicated that ESD-profiled schools in Sweden tend to enhance gender differences as the students get older (Olsson and Gericke 2017). The present study shows a general pattern of higher means among females than males, with one exception (Fig.…”

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A cross-cultural comparative study of sustainability consciousness between students in Taiwan and Sweden

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Pauw

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Education for sustainable development (ESD) is promoted as one important component in the endeavor toward sustainable development. Goal 4 in the Sustainable Development Goals (UN in Sustainable development goals-17 goals to transform our world, 2017) in particular targets the role of ESD in this respect. The importance of cultural specificity in ESD is emphasized in numerous international policy documents, but there are few crosscultural studies that focus on the broad context of sustainable development and ESD. The current study investigates the sustainability consciousness of grade 12 students (age 18-19) in Taiwan (N = 617) and Sweden (N = 583) and discusses the implications for ESD policy and practice. The findings indicate that significant differences exist between the two samples, both with respect to their sustainability consciousness and within the three subconstructs of knowingness, attitudes and self-reported behaviors. The differences are considered in light of the cultural value orientations of the East Asian and Western European regions. Implications for ESD are discussed from the perspective of cultural specificity.

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The effect of gender on students' sustainability consciousness: A nationwide Swedish study

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Cited by 61 publications

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Active Citizens: Evaluation of a Community-Based Education Program

Active Citizens: Evaluation of a Community-Based Education Program

The Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire: The theoretical development and empirical validation of an evaluation instrument for stakeholders working with sustainable development

A cross-cultural comparative study of sustainability consciousness between students in Taiwan and Sweden

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