Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:  Cecilia Adrogué
Author-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-Name-Last: Adrogué
Author-Name:  María Eugenia
Author-Name-First: María Eugenia
Author-Name-Last: Orlicki
Title: How much are students aware of environmental issues? Is this awareness related to their socioeconomic status? A look from PISA 2006 and 2015.
Abstract:  Contemporary global environmental problems have highlighted the importance of acting responsibly towards natural resources and the environment. The role of science education in shaping how people interact with the environment, therefore, has gained importance. In line with this concern, in 2005, UNESCO launched its Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) (2005-2014), by which educational institutes around the world would focus on educating individuals for a more sustainable future. The main purpose of this study is to present the results of the changes in environmental literacy of students before and after the implementation of this policy, as well as to analyze which are the main features that affect the probability of being environmentally aware. For this aim, we estimate a probit model with data provided by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 and 2015. The estimation suggests that in 2015 students are more aware of the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere than in 2006, and that those from more disadvantaged socio-economic classes are less aware of the three environmental awareness analyzed; this difference is deeper in the case of upper-middle and lower-middle income countries.
Length:  26 pages
Creation-Date:  2020-11
File-URL: https://aaep.org.ar/works/works2020/AdrogueOrlicki.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 4300
Classification-JEL: I29, Q59
Keywords:  Environmental awareness, environmental literacy, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), socio-economic variables
Handle: RePEc:aep:anales:4300