1 / 32

IOSTE, 25-30 July 2004, Lublin, Poland Camilla Schreiner, PhD student, University of Oslo

do modern youth think they can Change the World? comparative data on environmental challenges - in the light of perspectives from youth research. IOSTE, 25-30 July 2004, Lublin, Poland Camilla Schreiner, PhD student, University of Oslo. Environmental education. education for

elle
Download Presentation

IOSTE, 25-30 July 2004, Lublin, Poland Camilla Schreiner, PhD student, University of Oslo

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. do modern youth think they canChange the World?comparative data on environmental challenges - in the light of perspectives from youth research IOSTE, 25-30 July 2004, Lublin, Poland Camilla Schreiner, PhD student, University of Oslo

  2. Environmental education • education for • understanding of youth's view • empowerment • action

  3. Outline • 'empowerment' • literature • focus • ROSE countries and samples • empirical findings • conclusion and discussion

  4. Empowerment An empowered person... • has hope and visions for the future • is motivated for action • has a general feeling that s/he can influence • thinks that it is important for society • is interested and engaged in the issue • (has sufficient knowledge)

  5. Young peoples future images • personal: optimistic (education, nuclear family, occupation, leisure) • national: pessimism, but expect improvements (drug abuse, crime, unemployment, sexism, racism, local pollution) • global: apocalyptic expectations (war, ecological catastrophes, overpopulation, famine)

  6. Future fears • without the feeling that one can change it to the better ... • one may choose a • here-and-now attitude • live for today at the expense of tomorrow

  7. Focus • one profile in modern youth's attitudes? • empowered?

  8. The term 'modernity' • modernisation, modernity, pre-, late-, post-modern • modern • antonym: traditional, non-modern ≠old-fashioned ≠out-dated

  9. The ROSE project • presented at mini-symposium • international comparative project • more than 40 participating countries • questionnaire with Likert scales • probing 15 years old students' interests, experiences, future expectations, etc. Not interestedVery interested, DisagreeAgree, etc.

  10.  has followed the sampling procedure described in the ROSE handbook ÷ has not followed the sampling procedure ? has yet not written the report on how the study was organised * low response rate

  11. Question D (18 items) 1 2 3 4 2,5

  12. D. Me and the environmental challenges

  13. Optimist/pessimist D2. Environmental problems make the future of the world look bleak and hopeless D7. We can still find solutions to our environmental problems D14. I am optimistic about the future

  14. Pessimist

  15. Optimist

  16. Motivation for action D13. Environmental problems should be left to the experts D5. I am willing to have environmental problems solved even if this means sacrificing many goods D1. Threats to the environment are not my business

  17. Motivation for action

  18. Motivation for action

  19. Important D10. People should care more about protection of the environment D3. Environmental problems are exaggerated D8. People worry too much about environmental problems

  20. Important

  21. Personally influence D6. I can personally influence what happens with the environment D12. I think each of us can make a significant contribution to environmental protection

  22. Personally influence

  23. Interest E3. The ozone layer and how it may be affected by humans E4. The greenhouse effect and how it may be changed by humans E5. What can be done to ensure clean air and safe drinking water E6. How technology helps us to handle waste, garbage and sewage E19. Organic and ecological farming without use of pesticides and artificial fertilizers E20. How energy can be saved or used in a more effective way E21. New sources of energy from the sun, wind, tides, waves, etc.

  24. Interests in learning about Environmental protection

  25. The role of S&T D4. Science and technology can solve all environmental problems

  26. Cluster analysis • of question D • calculate 'distances' between countries • gives clusters of countries • similarities and differences between countries

  27. Clustering countries

  28. Conclusion (1) • a modern Western profile! • no support for apocalypse • 'socially accepted' attitudes

  29. less optimistic Conclusion (2) modern youth: • ... and less pessimistic

  30. modern youth have less faith in S&T Conclusion (3) • more inclined to leave the problem to the experts

  31. less motivated for action Conclusion (4) modern youth: • more concerned

  32. Discussion • 'empowerment' ... • validity of some items ...

More Related