Socio-Cultural Impact of Energy Saving: Studying the Behaviour of Elementary School Students in Greece
| Autor: | Konstantinos Ioannou, Evangelos Manolas, Georgios Tsantopoulos, Sideri Lefkeli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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020209 energy
Energy (esotericism) Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Environmental pollution 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources irrational energy management 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Coming out GE1-350 Sociology Marketing Everyday life 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Research data Environmental effects of industries and plants environmental education energy education programs active participation of students Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Cultural impact Environmental sciences Environmental education Cluster sampling business |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 10; Issue 3; Pages: 737 Sustainability, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 737 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su10030737 |
| Popis: | Education makes it possible for students to become familiar with the rational management of energy as well as learn to implement energy saving practices in their everyday life. The study of certain student characteristics helps in the direction of applying strategies of behavioural change. The aim of this research is to record the knowledge and attitudes of elementary school students in the Prefecture of Evros with regard to energy saving. The collection of research data was done through the use of a structured and anonymous questionnaire with closed questions. The method used for the collection of the research data was cluster sampling. This involved 17 elementary schools of the continental part of the prefecture. 612 questionnaires were completed by students of the 5th and 6th grade of these schools. The evaluation of the research data showed that 69.6% of the students think that the most appropriate house temperature is 20°C with 79.1% of the students keeping the thermostat switched off while the house is aired. With regard to the use of TV, stereo, play station and PC the research showed that 93.8% of the students switch off the above devices when these are not in use. In parallel, 86.6% of the respondents usually or always switch off the lights when coming out of a room and 46.2% of the students use energy saving bulbs. Also, 93% of the students recycle because they believe that doing so contributes to the protection of the environment while 41% always chooses to walk to school. With regard to the significance of reasons concerning energy saving 85.9% thinks that energy saving is important to very important for reducing environmental pollution. |
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