Young People and the Environment - An Asia-Pacific Perspective

The book analyses the knowledge, beliefs and behaviours that comprise the environmental attitudes of young people in the Asia-Pacific region and the cultural, political and educational contexts that have shaped them. The findings are based upon a questionnaire survey of over 10,000 young people together with focus group studies in India, South China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and the west coast of the USA.

List of contents

Young People and the Environment.- Japan.- China-Guangzhou.- China-Hong Kong.- Thailand.- India.- Singapore.- Brunei Darussalam.- Australia.- Aotearoa-New Zealand.- Fiji.- United States of America.- Synthesis: A Cross-Cultural Reflection.   

Summary

The book analyses the knowledge, beliefs and behaviours that comprise the environmental attitudes of young people in the Asia-Pacific region and the cultural, political and educational contexts that have shaped them. The findings are based upon a questionnaire survey of over 10,000 young people together with focus group studies in India, South China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and the west coast of the USA.

Product details

• Assisted by: John Fien (Editor), Helen Sykes (Editor), Davi Yencken (Editor), David Yencken (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2013
• EAN: 9789401741965
• ISBN: 978-94-0-174196-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 11 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 184 p.
• Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects; Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; State, B, Education, Research, Environment, Knowledge, International and Comparative Education, Comparative education, International education