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Environmental awareness and higher education: Differences in knowledge and the approach to ecology between students of technical sciences and the humanities in Poland

Environmental awareness and higher education: Differences in knowledge and the approach to... The article presents differences in attitudes and the environmental awareness of students of technical sciences and the humanities. The authors defend the thesis that humanistic knowledge is more conducive to environmental sensitivity in Poland. The article raises the questions of what types of knowledge are generated at universities and what the possible relationships between academic knowledge and ecology are. The theses presented by the authors are based on the results of a survey, which was carried out among students of technical sciences and the humanities using an audit questionnaire. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Environmental Education & Communication Taylor & Francis

Environmental awareness and higher education: Differences in knowledge and the approach to ecology between students of technical sciences and the humanities in Poland

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Environmental awareness and higher education: Differences in knowledge and the approach to ecology between students of technical sciences and the humanities in Poland

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The article presents differences in attitudes and the environmental awareness of students of technical sciences and the humanities. The authors defend the thesis that humanistic knowledge is more conducive to environmental sensitivity in Poland. The article raises the questions of what types of knowledge are generated at universities and what the possible relationships between academic knowledge and ecology are. The theses presented by the authors are based on the results of a survey, which...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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1533-0389
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1533-015X
DOI
10.1080/1533015X.2017.1388196
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Abstract

The article presents differences in attitudes and the environmental awareness of students of technical sciences and the humanities. The authors defend the thesis that humanistic knowledge is more conducive to environmental sensitivity in Poland. The article raises the questions of what types of knowledge are generated at universities and what the possible relationships between academic knowledge and ecology are. The theses presented by the authors are based on the results of a survey, which was carried out among students of technical sciences and the humanities using an audit questionnaire.

Journal

Applied Environmental Education & Communication – Taylor & Francis

Published: Apr 3, 2018

References

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  • “Szyszko: Pakiet klimatyczny to walka z polskim węglem” [Szyszko: The Climate Package Fights against Polish Coal]
  • The decarbonization of society as a system change