Consciousness levels of Libyan higher education students on ecological footprint and sustainable life

Şerife Gündüz () and Elbashir Ali Abdusalam Alsagher ()
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Şerife Gündüz: Near East University
Elbashir Ali Abdusalam Alsagher: Near East University

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2018, vol. 52, issue 1, No 6, 67-78

Abstract: Abstract Unconscious consumption of our sources together with increasing human population and industrialization at the present time has increased the pressure of people on nature. Deterioration of natural balance and consequently emerging environmental problems entail people to re-take up life styles and consumption habits and make controlling regulations towards environment. In this context, ecological footprint is an environmental educational tool which is quite influent for providing individuals with sustainable consumer identity by demonstrating the level of pressure of people on nature. Based on such information, the purpose of the study is to investigate the determination of consciousness levels of Libyan university students on ecological footprint and sustainable life. The universe of the study consists of university students studying in Libya in 2016–2017 academic year. The research exemplary consists of 246 female, 254 male, totally 500 students studying in the same academic year. The data of research was collected from the students studying in 2015–2016 academic year in Libyan universities, when they were suitable. The researcher was present with the university students while filling data collection tools and made any clarification that would be necessary. The data was analysed by using SPSS-20 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) package program. In analysing the data and investigating the statistics T test, Anova, Tukey test, Frequency test, Descriptive test techniques were used. Based on the results obtained from the research, it was found that consciousness levels of Libyan university students on ecological footprint and sustainable life is at intermediate level.

Keywords: Ecological footprint; Sustainable life; Environmental knowledge; Environmental education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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