Abstract

CUARTAS-GOMEZ, Elías et al. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in sustainability among students of a colombian university. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.2, e1385.  Epub Dec 31, 2019. ISSN 0123-4226.  https://doi.org/10.31910/rudca.v22.n2.2019.1385.

The education for sustainable development aims at generating changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices in order to promote transitions towards sustainability. Studies on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) may become useful, timely and pertinent tools to assess the accomplishments of environmentally-oriented education. This study analyzed the profile of KAP in Sustainability, together with its associated factors, among students at a public Colombian university by means of a cross-sectional descriptive study which included 356 subjects. It found that attitudes dimension showed the highest scores, followed in decreasing order by knowledge and practices, as well as associations with gender, age, and the undergraduate program the students belong to.

Keywords : university students; environmental knowledge; environmental attitudes; environmental practices..

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