Measuring attitudes towards three values that underlie sustainable development

dc.creator	Tomas Torbjörnsson
dc.creator	Lena Molin
dc.creator	Martin Karlberg
dc.date	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:04Z
dc.identifier	1102-6472
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f64e02fce758416e8253dcc6800e6a33
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10945
dc.description	Freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect for nature and shared responsibility are, according to UN (2000), specific and fundamental values. According to Shepherd et al. (2009), there is a lack of knowledge about the nature of these sustainability values and more research on these values and how they can be measured are needed. The purpose of this article is to present results from a study that aims to develop more knowledge about young people’s attitudes towards sustainability. The study focused on three of these fundamental values: respect for nature, solidarity and quality.The methodology was a questionnaire answered by 918 upper secondarystudents. A new scale was constructed to measure attitudes towards solidarity and equality. The results show significant differences related to gender, urban or rural living and upper secondary program attended. There is also a positive correlation between solidarity and willingness to preserve nature.
dc.language	Swedish
dc.language	Danish
dc.language	Norwegian
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Örebro University
dc.relation	http://www.oru.se/Extern/Forskning/Forskningsmiljoer/HumUS/Utbildning_och_Demokrati/Tidskriften/2011/Measuring%20attitudes%20towards%20three%20values%20that%20underlie%20sustainable%20development.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1102-6472
dc.source	Utbildning & Demokrati : Tidsskrift för Didaktik och Utbildningspolitik, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 97-122 (2011)
dc.subject	survey
dc.subject	attitudes
dc.subject	values
dc.subject	respect for nature
dc.subject	solidarity
dc.subject	equality
dc.subject	education for sustainable development
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Measuring attitudes towards three values that underlie sustainable development
dc.type	article