<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>For any transition towards sustainability to be successful, it is necessary to understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) – related to sustainability – in different populations. A systematic review was conducted to identify and analyse KAP studies on sustainability that were reported in the scientific literature during the period of 1990–2016. Ten studies were found, of which half were conducted among populations in educational environments, i.e., teachers, students and graduates. The KAP results vary among the studies; however, there is a general tendency to investigate aspects related to ecosystems, natural resources, environmental protection and conservation. The present study concludes that it is necessary to conduct KAP studies that include categories that reflect on the wide range of meanings of sustainability and the attitudes and practices that would arise from such perspectives. This finding also reveals dimensions of sustainability usually omitted by KAP studies of sustainability.</p></abstract>

For any transition towards sustainability to be successful, it is necessary to understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) – related to sustainability – in different populations. A systematic review was conducted to identify and analyse KAP studies on sustainability that were reported in the scientific literature during the period of 1990–2016. Ten studies were found, of which half were conducted among populations in educational environments, i.e., teachers, students and graduates. The KAP results vary among the studies; however, there is a general tendency to investigate aspects related to ecosystems, natural resources, environmental protection and conservation. The present study concludes that it is necessary to conduct KAP studies that include categories that reflect on the wide range of meanings of sustainability and the attitudes and practices that would arise from such perspectives. This finding also reveals dimensions of sustainability usually omitted by KAP studies of sustainability.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Sustainability: Systematic Review 1990–2016

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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For any transition towards sustainability to be successful, it is necessary to understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) – related to...

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Sustainability: Systematic Review 1990–2016

Published Online: Jun 26, 2018

Page range: 46 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2018-0003

Keywords
sustainability, education for sustainable development, environmental behaviour, knowledge, attitudes, practices, behaviours

© 2018 Walter Alfredo Salas-Zapata et al., published by Sciendo

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

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Sustainability: Systematic Review 1990–2016

Published Online: Jun 26, 2018

Page range: 46 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2018-0003

Keywordssustainability, education for sustainable development, environmental behaviour, knowledge, attitudes, practices, behaviours

© 2018 Walter Alfredo Salas-Zapata et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
sustainability, education for sustainable development, environmental behaviour, knowledge, attitudes, practices, behaviours