Environmental education of the elderly – towards an active, inclusive and trust-based ecosystem.
The aim of the paper is to develop a proposal for an Active, Inclusive and Trust-Based Framework of Environmental Education of the Elderly. It is based on the concept of environmental education, active and healthy ageing as well as generativity, and also takes into account trust in sources of enviro...
| Published in: | Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 453 - 481 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=169807725&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 169807725 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13511610 IVT jtl: Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences issn: 13511610 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2023 vid: 36 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 169807725 10.1080/13511610.2022.2134984 ppf: 453 ppct: 28 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1003KB tig: atl: Environmental education of the elderly – towards an active, inclusive and trust-based ecosystem. aug: au: Przywojska, Justyna Podgórniak-Krzykacz, Aldona Warwas, I. affil: Department of Labour and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland su: Poland Older people Active aging Environmental education Environmental literacy Geographical perception sug: subj: Older people Active aging Poland Environmental education Environmental literacy Geographical perception keyword: active ageing environmental education Poles 55+ socio-ecological challenges sustainable development active ageing environmental education Poles 55+ socio-ecological challenges sustainable development ab: The aim of the paper is to develop a proposal for an Active, Inclusive and Trust-Based Framework of Environmental Education of the Elderly. It is based on the concept of environmental education, active and healthy ageing as well as generativity, and also takes into account trust in sources of environmental knowledge. In the course of quantitative research (n = 401) carried out among Poles 55+ in order to validate it, the perception of environmental issues, the awareness of and motivation for undertaking pro-environmental actions, and the credibility of sources of knowledge about environmental behaviour were examined. Elderly individuals in Poland express their belief in the need to take care of the natural environment. They are afraid that maintaining the status quo will cause permanent damage to the environment. In their opinion, pro-environmental behaviour is necessary to save the planet. These key conclusions have confirmed the correctness of the assumptions about the need for environmental education of the elderly, leading primarily to their environmental activation. Varied assessments of the credibility of sources of environmental knowledge indicate the need to assign them adequate priorities in the environmental education of the elderly. Our findings have important implications for shaping non-formal environmental education of seniors. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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