Abstract

VARGAS RAMOS, CATALINA; MEDELLIN MORENO, JUANA; VAZQUEZ GALINDO, LAURA  and  GUTIERREZ SANCHEZ, GUSTAVO. ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES IN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN MEXICO. Luna Azul [online]. 2011, n.33, pp.31-36. ISSN 1909-2474.

Degradation and overconsumption of natural resources have led to environmental problems, mainly problems due to the lack of the population's attitude or environmental awareness. The word environment was heard for the first time in 1975 at the United Nations Conference (UN) held in Stockholm, Sweden, where the seriousness of environmental problems was recognized and an important issue in order to change those attitudes or ways of thinking in favor of the environment and the need for more Environmental Education (EE) emerged. EE in Mexico, had its start many years later compared to other countries being its main purpose to educate in values, attitudes, behaviors in order to generate consciousness for the environment. This is why in the educational field these issues have been now taken into consideration using an operational way between reality and environment which did not make a part of the curriculum before neither in a crosscurricular nor in a lengthwise way. EE is intended to introduce students to their environment, both in human actions as in natural phenomena and, for this to happen, it is required to teach students in a practical and theoretical way, as well as in physicochemical aspects and social factors. Also considering that education today must be innovative, educating students with a broad discernment to offer results and proposals for improving the care of the environment.

Keywords : Environmental attitudes; environmental; Environmental Education.

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