Reliability of the new environmental paradigm for analysing the environmental attitudes of Senegalese pupils in the context of conservation education projects

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GRÚŇOVÁ Markéta SANÉ Martha ČINČERA Jan KROUFEK Roman HEJCMANOVÁ Pavla

Rok publikování 2019
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Environmental Education Research
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Fakulta sociálních studií

Citace
www https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504622.2018.1428942
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2018.1428942
Obor Psychologie
Klíčová slova Environmental education programme evaluation; endangered species; nature conservation; Senegal; Western Derby eland
Přiložené soubory
Popis The New Environmental Paradigm scale for children was developed and validated in Western nations but has seldom been applied in non-western countries. The aim of the current study is to examine the scale’s validity for schoolchildren in Senegal. The study was conducted in three regions of Senegal in November and December 2015, and a total 782 schoolchildren with an average age of 13 years participated. We used Cronbach’s alpha and confirmatory factor analysis to assess the consistency of the scale. The principal component analysis was used to reveal the different potential dimensions of our data-set. Given the low internal consistency of the scale and the unexpected responses to certain items, the scale seems to be rather unreliable for the investigated population. This difference could be caused by specific cultural features encompassing strong religious beliefs, different understandings of the place of humankind in nature, and weak awareness of humans’ impact on the natural world.
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