School students' knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward renewable energy in Jordan

Renewable Energy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-85

  Zyadin, Anas ^a   Puhakka, Antero ^a   Ahponen, Pirkkoliisa ^a   Cronberg, Tarja ^a,b   Pelkonen, Paavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b University of Eastern Finland ^*

Author keywords

Attitudes; Education; Jordan; Knowledge; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; ENERGY CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FUTURE ENERGIES; HIGH PRICE; JORDAN; KNOWLEDGE; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SCHOOL STUDENTS; URBAN AREAS;

BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; EDUCATION; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SURVEYS;

STUDENTS;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BIOFUEL; EDUCATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; KNOWLEDGE; NUCLEAR POWER; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; URBAN AREA;

JORDAN;

EID: 84859601701     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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