Climate change and sustainable development perceptions of university students in Lahore, Pakistan

IF 1.9 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-16 DOI:10.1080/10382046.2022.2154973

O. Nadeem, Mariyum Nawaz

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Abstract

Abstract The main aim of this study is to assess university students’ perceptions of climate change (CC) and sustainable development (SD). It also reviews existing curricula of various degree programs and obtains students’ opinion on how to integrate these concepts into the curricula and improve teaching methods and students’ learning. In total, 400 students from two of the oldest and renowned public sector higher education institutions (HEIs) in Lahore, Pakistan participated in this study. The results revealed that students have better perceptions of CC than of SD even though very few degree programs cover these concepts in their curriculum. Generally, the students perceived that human beings’ interference with the natural settings through their development actions is the main reason for climate change. They prefer environmental protection over economic growth. It is concluded that the integration of courses on CC and SD and promoting action-oriented case study research in the curriculum of the degree programs being offered by the HEIs can help improve learning. Hence, the HEIs of developing countries with similar socio-economic contexts need to do more to train our future generation of professionals to facilitate achieving the goal of sustainable development.

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巴基斯坦拉合尔大学生对气候变化和可持续发展的看法

摘要本研究的主要目的是评估大学生对气候变化和可持续发展的看法。它还审查了现有的各种学位课程，并就如何将这些概念融入课程、改进教学方法和学生的学习征求了学生的意见。共有来自巴基斯坦拉合尔两所历史最悠久、知名的公共部门高等教育机构（HEI）的400名学生参与了这项研究。研究结果表明，尽管很少有学位课程在课程中涵盖这些概念，但学生对CC的认知比对SD的认知要好。一般来说，学生们认为人类通过其发展行为对自然环境的干扰是气候变化的主要原因。比起经济增长，他们更喜欢环境保护。结论是，在高等院校提供的学位课程中，整合CC和SD课程，并促进以行动为导向的案例研究，有助于改善学习。因此，具有类似社会经济背景的发展中国家的高等教育机构需要做更多的工作来培训我们未来一代的专业人员，以促进实现可持续发展的目标。

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International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： International Research in Geographical & Environmental Education publishes quality research studies within the context of geographical and environmental education. The journal endeavours to promote international interest and dissemination of research in the field, provides a forum for critique, and demonstrates the relevance of research studies to good professional practice.