Еколошкa свест студената пољопривреде Новосадског универзитета: тестирање разликa применом НЕП скале
Environmental Awareness of the Students of Agriculture at the University of Novi Sad: Testing the Differences Using NEP Scale

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the NEP scale has been used for measurement of achieved level of environmental awareness of students of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Novi Sad. As they are future decision makers in the field of agribusiness, it is very important for them to accept the new ecological paradigm in order to be able to make decisions in the future that are consistent with sustainable development and environmental protection. The research has been conducted on a sample of 800 students. The average value of the environmental awareness of students measured by NEP scale is 3.47, which indicates that students have a pro-ecological worldviews, but still firmly believe in technological development which will provide comfortable and safe life for future generations, without major changes in behavior patterns. Special emphasis was put on understanding of the effects of certain demographic variables on students’ ecological orientation. A statistically significant difference in terms of acceptance of new environmental paradigm has not been observed regarding these variables, but there is a statistically significant difference when it comes to the individual NEP scale statements.

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