Long-term environmental awareness and attitudes among Israeli Junior High school students in Hiriya Ecological Center

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Hamdan, Farid A.
Lara-Sánchez, Amador J.

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Hamdan, F., Lara Sánchez, A., & Arufe Giráldez, V. Long-term environmental awareness and attitudes among Israeli Junior High school students in Hiriya Ecological Center. EDUCA International Journal,4(2), 239–258.https://doi.org/10.55040/educa.v4i2.101.

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[Abstract] At present, many countries have multiple problems related to environmental awareness and environmental care. In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established through the 2030 Agenda a total of 17 Sustainable Development Goals to achieve a more sustainable future for all societies. This article is a case-study about relationship between environmental ethics and environmental responsibility (or behavior) among young students in Israel. The basic question of this case study was whether and to what extent environmental values influence environmental responsibility development? The main objective of this study to give the students an opportunity to participate in outdoor experiences, learn about ecological principles, and develop an understanding of their relationship to and role within nature through this study.To meet this objective, a case study has been carried out on the relationship between environmental ethics and environmental responsibility among young students in Israel. The purpose of the studywas to determine the educational value and efficacy of environmental field trips on student learning. The problem is that it was unknown whether or not students were learning (or sufficiently learning) on the field trips currently undertaken.Specifically, the changes in environmental awareness among the ninth-grade participants (N= 40) in the Hiriya Visitors Center, the landmark of garbage in Israel, taking an excursion to said center, have been examined. The main result was a greater knowledge of students about environmental concepts and awareness of the local environment with significant improvements.It was also found one year after the excursion that the students recalled what they had seen and heard and had developed a perceived pro-environmental attitude towards the environment and became agents of change towards the environment compared to a control group (N = 30 students) who had not disclosed any environmental responsibility in additive environmental activities. A strong correlation has been found between values and environmental responsibility in 9th grade students, and values are directly related to the development of environmental responsibility.
[Resumen] En la actualidad, muchos países enfrentan múltiples problemas relacionados con la conciencia ambiental y el cuidado del medio ambiente. En 2015, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas estableció, a través de la Agenda 2030, un total de 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para lograr un futuro más sostenible para todas las sociedades. Este artículo es un estudio de caso sobre la relación entre la ética ambiental y la responsabilidad ambiental (o comportamiento) entre los estudiantes jóvenes en Israel. La pregunta básica de este estudio de caso fue si y en qué medida los valores ambientales influyen en el desarrollo de la responsabilidad ambiental. El objetivo principal de este estudio es ofrecer a los estudiantes la oportunidad de participar en experiencias al aire libre, aprender sobre principios ecológicos y desarrollar un entendimiento de su relación y su papel dentro de la naturaleza a través de este estudio. El problema es que se desconocía si los estudiantes estaban aprendiendo (o aprendiendo suficientemente) en las excursiones realizadas actualmente. Específicamente, se han examinado los cambios en la conciencia ambiental entre los participantes de noveno grado (N= 40) en el Centro de Visitantes de Hiriya, el hito de la basura en Israel, tomando una excursión a dicho centro. El principal resultado fue un mayor conocimiento de los estudiantes sobre conceptos ambientales y conciencia del entorno local con mejoras significativas. También se encontró que un año después de la excursión, los estudiantes recordaban lo que habían visto y escuchado y habían desarrollado una actitud proambiental percibida hacia el medio ambiente y se convirtieron en agentes de cambio hacia el medio ambiente en comparación con un grupo de control (N = 30 estudiantes) que no había manifestado ninguna responsabilidad ambiental en actividades ambientales adicionales.

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