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Environmental worldview and concern of college students in the Philippines

Glenn L. Sia Su (Department of Biology, College of Science, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines)

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

ISSN: 1467-6370

Article publication date: 11 January 2008

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Abstract

Purpose

Most people profess to care for the environment, but there is considerable diversity on what people generally care for and the reasons for their concern. This study aims to understand college students' worldviews, attitudes, and perceptions and determine the factors affecting their environmental concern. The study aims to focus on college students, as they will be tomorrow's leaders and stakeholders.

Design/methodology/approach

Copies of a self‐administered questionnaire were distributed to selected public and private universities in the Philippines. The binomial logistic regression analysis determined the factors predicting the probability of the students' environmental concern.

Findings

Gender and environmental attitudes affect students' environmental concern (p<0.05). Most of the students' expressed strong environmentally supportive views and beliefs.

Originality/value

The derived model confirmed that gender and environmental attitudes are significant factors to students' environmental concern.

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Citation

Sia Su, G.L. (2008), "Environmental worldview and concern of college students in the Philippines", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/14676370810842175

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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