The formation of an environmental identity - a step further than environmental awareness

Loubser C. P., . and Swanepoel C. H., . (2006) The formation of an environmental identity - a step further than environmental awareness. [Proceedings Paper]

One of the means of combating environmental problems is to educate people through environmental education programmes to change their attitudes and behaviour. The aim was to identify the affective processes which must take place to ensure such change. It is argued that the cultivation of a particular environmental identity is necessary to achieve permanent attitudinal and behavioral changes in individuals. An awareness of a particular environmental aspect is considered to be the beginning of a possible formation of an identity which relates to this aspect. A distinction is made between active and passive interest in environmental aspects. Some implications of this view concerning environmental education programmes and environmental education centres are highlighted.

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One of the means of combating environmental problems is to educate people through environmental education programmes to change their attitudes and behaviour. The aim was to identify the affective processes which must take place to ensure such change. It is argued that the cultivation of a particular environmental identity is necessary to achieve permanent attitudinal and behavioral changes in individuals. An awareness of a particular environmental aspect is considered to be the beginning of a possible formation of an identity which relates to this aspect. A distinction is made between active and passive interest in environmental aspects. Some implications of this view concerning environmental education programmes and environmental education centres are highlighted.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. GE90 M3C748 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	ENVIRONMENT
AGROVOC Term:	EDUCATION
AGROVOC Term:	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGROVOC Term:	MALAYSIA
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:26
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15542

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