A Path Analysis Model for Development of Environmental Education Program to Promote Environmentally Responsible Behavior

• SUWA Hirohiko

  University of Electro-Communication

• YAMAMOTO Hitoshi

  Rissho University

• OKADA Isamu

  Soka University

• OHTA Toshizumi

  University of Electro-Communication

Abstract

People have been trying various methods for solving the environmental issues and promoting a the sustainable society. Although the number of such people hashave increased thanks to environmental education programs to protect the environment, it is insufficient for developing an effective program that promotes environmentally responsible behavior. Our final objective is to develop an effective education program to make people environmentally responsible behavior. We refer to several existing environmental education curricula and psychological processes and presentdesign a questionnaire technique we designed to solve questions encouraging how people perceive the environment and how their behaviors relate to their perceptions. We illustrateBased on the research, we develop a path model we developed, based on research and taking into account peopleユs interests, motivations, and behaviors, for creatingdeveloping a program to promote environmentally responsible behavior. By analyzing the model, we arguedetermine that awareness of cost has the greatest effect on peopleユs environmentally responsible behavior.

Journal

• Journal of Socio-Informatics

  Journal of Socio-Informatics 1 (1), 161-173, 2008

  The Society of Socio-Informatics

Keywords

• Environmental education
• Environmentally responsible behavior
• Path model

Details

• CRID: 1390001205337856000
• NII Article ID: 110007469663
• DOI: 10.14836/jsi.1.1_161
• ISSN: 24322156
• ISSN: 18829171
• Text Lang: en
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles
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