Energy literacy: Evaluating knowledge, affect, and behavior of students in Taiwan

Energy Policy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-106

  Lee, Lung Sheng ^a   Lee, Yi Fang ^a   Altschuld, James W ^b   Pan, Ying Ju ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Energy education; Energy literacy; Energy program performance

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ENERGY EDUCATIONS; ENERGY LITERACY; ENERGY PROGRAMS; ENERGY SHORTAGES; JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS; RESPONSE PATTERNS; SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS;

STUDENTS;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; KNOWLEDGE; STUDENT; TEACHING;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84919478628     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.11.012     Document Type: Article

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