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Makale Özeti:
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The purpose of this research was to explore student endorsement of an environmental
worldview during the college years through a sampling of freshmen and seniors. Nine
independent samples of freshman and senior class undergraduates (N=779) were
surveyed over a five year period in a small, independent liberal arts college. The survey
instrument included the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale, demographic items, and
other measures, such as knowledge of, and worry over, climate change, and perceived
priority for environmental issues. In general, NEP endorsement was weakly proenvironmental
and was higher among women. Endorsement was stable during the years
of the study, except for a temporary, significantly lower level during the recession. Class
status had no effect on either NEP endorsement or responses to two questions assessing
knowledge of global warming. Knowledge of climate change was comparable to that
shown in samples of the public taken by other researchers.
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