Climate Change and Sustainable Development Perceptions of University Students in Lahore, Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Nadeem, Obaidullah; Nawaz, Mariyum
Titel	Climate Change and Sustainable Development Perceptions of University Students in Lahore, Pakistan
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 32 (2023) 3, S.181-196 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nadeem, Obaidullah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
DOI	10.1080/10382046.2022.2154973
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Climate; Change; Sustainable Development; Student Attitudes; Curriculum Evaluation; Knowledge Level; Concept Formation; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Klima; Wandel; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Wissensbasis; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01