TY - JOUR

T1 - Still green at fifteen? Investigating environmental awareness of the PISA 2015 population

T2 - Cross-national differences and correlates

AU - List, Marit Kristine

AU - Schmidt, Fabian T.C.

AU - Mundt, Daria

AU - Föste-Eggers, Dennis

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 by the authors.

PY - 2020/4/1

Y1 - 2020/4/1

N2 - The PISA studies provide unique opportunities to investigate the competencies and attitudes of 15-year-olds across the world. Past research investigating environmental awareness (EA) in PISA 2006 found associations between EA and science-related competencies and attitudes. Investigating EA in the PISA studies may have important implications for education for sustainable development (ESD): results may show which factors should be considered in educational interventions to enhance students' EA. Cross-national analyses of EA may provide insights into the predictors of EA on a local, national or international level. This study investigates the individual, school, and country level predictors of EA in PISA 2015 (365,194 students, 12,594 schools, 53 countries). The multi-level regression analysis on EA reveals that most of the variance is located at the student level. On the individual level, variables related to science learning in school are associated with EA across all countries. This study also compares the degrees of EA in the 2006 and 2015 populations. The results show similar degrees of EA in 2006 and 2015. Altogether, the study provides cross-country evidence on important aspects that should be addressed in successful ESD programs.

AB - The PISA studies provide unique opportunities to investigate the competencies and attitudes of 15-year-olds across the world. Past research investigating environmental awareness (EA) in PISA 2006 found associations between EA and science-related competencies and attitudes. Investigating EA in the PISA studies may have important implications for education for sustainable development (ESD): results may show which factors should be considered in educational interventions to enhance students' EA. Cross-national analyses of EA may provide insights into the predictors of EA on a local, national or international level. This study investigates the individual, school, and country level predictors of EA in PISA 2015 (365,194 students, 12,594 schools, 53 countries). The multi-level regression analysis on EA reveals that most of the variance is located at the student level. On the individual level, variables related to science learning in school are associated with EA across all countries. This study also compares the degrees of EA in the 2006 and 2015 populations. The results show similar degrees of EA in 2006 and 2015. Altogether, the study provides cross-country evidence on important aspects that should be addressed in successful ESD programs.

KW - Cross-cultural differences

KW - Education for sustainable development

KW - Environmental attitudes

KW - Environmental awareness

KW - ESD

KW - Multilevel analysis

KW - PISA

KW - Pro-environmental behavior

KW - Problem awareness

KW - Science education

KW - Empirical education research

KW - Educational science

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083548586&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3390/su12072985

DO - 10.3390/su12072985

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:85083548586

VL - 12

JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)

JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)

SN - 2071-1050

IS - 7

M1 - 2985

ER -