Environmental concern and environmental training in university students

Abstract

The research is based on the environmentalization doctoral thesis of the José Faustino Sánchez Carrión National University, which evaluates the environmental dimension from a comprehensive point of view, addressing the problem of the perception that university students have of their professional training in environmental matters (plan curriculum, teaching methodology, content) regardless of their professional training in relation to the self-assessment of their pro-environmentalist attitudes (environmental concern). Through stratified probabilistic sampling, the size of the sample of each professional career intentionally selected to meet the objective of the investigation was determined. A questionnaire based on Melania Coya's proposal was applied to students from III to V Semester, from 10 professional schools, who valued their training in environmental matters, and the scale of environmental concern. The students surveyed obtained an environmental concern score of 44.02 points out of 65, qualifying in the medium grade, with a regular level of training in environmental matters. There is no significant correlation between environmental training and environmental concern, except for professional careers with a professional profile related to environmental issues, concluding that the environmental concern of students is influenced by the cultural and social environment.

DOI: 10.56238/pacfdnsv1-122