Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH
Volume 23, Issue 9, Pages 1322-1334Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2016.1219317
Keywords
Environmental education; commitment; conservation behaviour; teenagers
Funding
- FCT [SFRH/BD/37552/2007]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/37552/2007] Funding Source: FCT
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This study tested the influence of both environmental education (EE) and commitment interventions among teenagers for promoting energy and water conservation at home. Conservation behaviours were measured in two ways - directly and through questionnaires - prior to and after the interventions. Results indicate (1) EE participants may have saved more energy than non-participants and (2) those signing a public commitment saved more energy and water than those who did not. Results from the questionnaire measures demonstrated the importance of EE for promoting ecological self-identity and a personal norm for energy conservation. Based on these results the use of commitment interventions in EE initiatives for promoting conservation behaviours among teenagers is proposed.
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