Environmental concerns, knowledge and practices gap among Malaysian teachers

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-313

  Mat Said, Aini ^a   Ahmadun, Fakhru'l Razi ^a   Paim, Hj Laily ^a   Masud, Jariah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Education; Environmental management; Lifestyles; Malaysia; Sustainable development; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156407     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370310497534     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Aini, M.S. and Roslina, M.S. (2002), “Household waste management”, Malaysian Journal of Consumers, Vol. 3, pp. 14-29.
2. Aini, M.S., Fakhru'l-Razi, A. and Siew Suan, K. (2001), “Water crisis management: satisfaction level, effect and coping of the consumers”, Water Resources Management, Vol. 15, pp. 31-9.
3. Bradley, J.C., Waliczek, T.M. and Zajicek, J. (1999), “Relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude of high school students”, Journal of Environmental Knowledge, Vol. 30 No. 30, pp. 17-21.
4. Chukwuma, C.S. (1998), “Environmental issues and our chemical world – the need for a multidimensional approach in environmental safety, health and management”, Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp. 136-43.
5. Department of Statistics Malaysia (2001), Compendium on Environment Statistics, Department of Statistics Malaysia, Putrajaya.
6. Fien, J. (1997), “Stand up, stand up and be counted: understanding the myths of environmental education”, Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 13, pp. 21-36.
7. Finger, M. (1994), “From knowledge to action? Exploring the relationship between environmental experiences, learning and behavior”, Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 50 No. 3, pp. 141-60.
8. Hudson, S.J. (2001), “Challenges for the environmental education: issues and ideas for the 21st century”, Journal of Bioscience, Vol. 51 No. 4, pp. 283-8.
9. Mansaray, A. and Abijoye, J.O. (1998), “Environmental knowledge, attitudes and behavior in Dutch secondary school”, Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 4-11.
10. Othman, M.N. (2000), “Kesedaran terhadap alam sekitar: Kajian perbandingan di antara pengguna Melayu dan Cina di Bandar”, Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 42-50.
11. Palmer, J.A., Robottom, I. and Hart, P. (1999), “Significant life experiences and formative influences on the development of adults’ environmental awareness in the UK, Australia and Canada”, The Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 4-11.
12. Ramlogan, R. (1997), “Environment and human health: a threat to all”, Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 51-66.
13. Ramsey, C.E. and Rickson, R.E. (1976), “Environmental knowledge and attitudes”, Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 8, pp. 10-18.
14. Salequzzman, M.D. and Stocker, L. (2001), “The context and prospects for environmental education and environmental career in Bangladesh”, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 104-21.
15. Schulitz, P.W. and Oskamp, S. (1996), “Effort as a moderator of the attitude behavior relationship: general environmental concern and recycling”, Sociology Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 59 No. 4, pp. 375-83.
16. Straughan, R.D. and Robberts, J.A. (1999), “Environmental segmentation alternatives: a look at green consumer behavior in the new millennium”, Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 16 No. 6, pp. 558-75.
17. Summers, M. (2000), “Primary teachers’ understanding of environmental issues: an interview study”, Environmental Education Research, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 12-19.
18. Tartar, M. (1998), “Teachers as significant others: gender differences in secondary school pupils’ perception”, British Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 68, pp. 217-27.
19. Tikka, P.M., Kuitunen, M.T. and Tynys, S.M. (2000), “Effect of educational background on students’ attitude, activity levels and knowledge concerning environment”, The Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 12-19.
20. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) (1999), Global Environment Outlook 2000, UNEP, Nairobi.
21. Zimmer, M.R., Stanfford, J.F. and Stanfford, R. (1996), “Green issues: dimensions of environmental concern”, Consumer Education Research, Vol. 30, pp. 63-74.