<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The media, as a source of information, is supposed to have a significant role in effecting peopleís environmental knowledge and attitudes. The purpose of this study was to find studentsí perceptions of environmental issues as presented in the media and how students in Finland, Lithuania and Sweden used these media sources in the matters related to environmental issues. The most important source of environmental knowledge was found to be the Internet, followed by newspapers, television, school and education. In their own lives, students discussed environmental issues every day and, to some extent, in social media, discussion forums and blogs. In Finland, newspapers represented the most important source of environmental knowledge; in Lithuania, environmental organisations were the most prevalent, and, in Sweden, it was in a school or educational context. Based on these results, it was concluded that, in order to reach both genders of students in different countries and to more greatly benefit from all sources of information, a variety of media should be used in education for sustainability.</p></abstract>

The media, as a source of information, is supposed to have a significant role in effecting peopleís environmental knowledge and attitudes. The purpose of this study was to find studentsí perceptions of environmental issues as presented in the media and how students in Finland, Lithuania and Sweden used these media sources in the matters related to environmental issues. The most important source of environmental knowledge was found to be the Internet, followed by newspapers, television, school and education. In their own lives, students discussed environmental issues every day and, to some extent, in social media, discussion forums and blogs. In Finland, newspapers represented the most important source of environmental knowledge; in Lithuania, environmental organisations were the most prevalent, and, in Sweden, it was in a school or educational context. Based on these results, it was concluded that, in order to reach both genders of students in different countries and to more greatly benefit from all sources of information, a variety of media should be used in education for sustainability.

Environmental Issues in the Media – Studentsí Perceptions in the Three Nordic-Baltic Countries

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Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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The media, as a source of information, is supposed to have a significant role in effecting peopleís environmental knowledge and attitudes. The purpose of this...

Environmental Issues in the Media – Studentsí Perceptions in the Three Nordic-Baltic Countries

Published Online: Sep 12, 2014

Page range: 32 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2014-0002

Keywords
higher education, sources of environmental knowledge, educational use of media, environmental issues

© by Tuula Keinonen

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Environmental Issues in the Media – Studentsí Perceptions in the Three Nordic-Baltic Countries

Published Online: Sep 12, 2014

Page range: 32 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2014-0002

Keywordshigher education, sources of environmental knowledge, educational use of media, environmental issues

© by Tuula Keinonen

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
higher education, sources of environmental knowledge, educational use of media, environmental issues