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O estudo das atitudes face ao ambiente tem-se tornado muito atual e importante para a educação, com os estudos empíricos sobre os fatores pessoais e sociais que condicionam tais atitudes a relevar a necessidade de aprofundamento das pesquisas. Esta pesquisa visou encontrar respostas para o Problema de investigação: Como se caracterizam as atitudes dos jovens alunos face a si próprios (autoconceito) e face ao ambiente, como se relacionam entre si estas variáveis e quais os seus fatores? A metodologia seguiu uma abordagem quantitativa, com análises correlacionais e diferenciais. A amostra foi constituída por 1281 jovens, com idade entre 12 e 18 anos, dos 7.º, 9.º e 11.º anos de escolaridade, repartidos pelo interior do país e pelo litoral. Como instrumentos, utilizaram-se as escalas Autoconcepto Forma 5, Environmental Attitude Inventory e Atitudes dos Jovens Face ao Ambiente. Quanto ao procedimento, foram tidos em conta os cuidados éticos e os instrumentos foram administrados em contexto de sala de aula, nos Agrupamentos de Escolas de duas zonas geográficas distintas. Os resultados permitiram caracterizar as atitudes e encontrar relações significativas entre as atitudes face a si próprio e as atitudes face ao ambiente, bem como detetar diferenciações nas atitudes em função das variáveis sociodemográficas consideradas (idade, sexo, zona geográfica e rendimento escolar), com resultados em geral favoráveis aos sujeitos mais novos, do sexo feminino, do litoral e com superior rendimento escolar. Os resultados foram discutidos e interpretados à luz da literatura revista. Implicações para a educação pessoal e ambiental dos jovens serão sistematizadas.
The study of attitudes towards the environment has become current and important for education, and empirical studies on the personal and social factors that condition such attitudes have been highlighting the need for further research. This study aimed to find answers to the following research problem: How to characterize the attitudes of young students towards themselves (self-concept) and the environment, how are these variables related to each other and what are their factors? The methodology followed a quantitative approach, with correlational and differential analyzes. The sample consisted of 1281 students, aged between 12 and 18 years old, from 7th, 9th and 11th years of schooling, from two different regions of Portugal. The Autoconcepto Forma 5, Environmental Attitude Inventory and Youth Attitudes Towards the Environment scales were used as instruments, after studying and confirming their psychometric qualities. Regarding the procedure, ethical care was taken into account and the instruments were administered in the classroom, in all School in this two different geographical areas. The results allowed characterizing the attitudes and finding significant relationships between self-concept and attitudes towards the environment and detected differences in attitudes depending on sociodemographic variables considered (age, gender, geographic area and school performance), with results in general favorable to young, female, students from the coast and students with higher school performance. The results were discussed and interpreted in the light of the revised literature. Implications for the personal and environmental education of young people will be systematized.
The study of attitudes towards the environment has become current and important for education, and empirical studies on the personal and social factors that condition such attitudes have been highlighting the need for further research. This study aimed to find answers to the following research problem: How to characterize the attitudes of young students towards themselves (self-concept) and the environment, how are these variables related to each other and what are their factors? The methodology followed a quantitative approach, with correlational and differential analyzes. The sample consisted of 1281 students, aged between 12 and 18 years old, from 7th, 9th and 11th years of schooling, from two different regions of Portugal. The Autoconcepto Forma 5, Environmental Attitude Inventory and Youth Attitudes Towards the Environment scales were used as instruments, after studying and confirming their psychometric qualities. Regarding the procedure, ethical care was taken into account and the instruments were administered in the classroom, in all School in this two different geographical areas. The results allowed characterizing the attitudes and finding significant relationships between self-concept and attitudes towards the environment and detected differences in attitudes depending on sociodemographic variables considered (age, gender, geographic area and school performance), with results in general favorable to young, female, students from the coast and students with higher school performance. The results were discussed and interpreted in the light of the revised literature. Implications for the personal and environmental education of young people will be systematized.
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Atitudes Jovens Autoconceito Ambiente Educação Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Martins, Maria da Conceição; Veiga, Feliciano H. (2021). Atitudes dos jovens alunos face a si próprios e ao ambiente. In Luis Grosso Correia; Tiago Neves (Orgs.) Atas do XV congresso da SPCE: Liberdade, equidade e emancipação. Lisboa: Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências da Educação. p. 60-69. ISBN 978-989-95390-4-4
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências da Educação