Ecological Emotions and Environmental Education

Voices of Youth in a Mediterranean Region

Bibliographic Data

ID13025599
AuthorsIrida Tsevreni (0000-0001-8065-1249, University of Thessaly, corresponding author), Anna Maria Kali (University of Thessaly), Fotini Bonoti (0000-0001-9290-4573, University of Thessaly)
Year2025
Volume15
Issue8
Pages225-225
Publication date2025-08-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocieties (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2075-4698 • E-ISSN: 2075-4698
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/soc15080225
OpenAlexW4413348312
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

This study examines climate anxiety and perceptions regarding the future among Generation Z youth living in a Mediterranean region vulnerable to climate-related natural disasters. It also explores their perceptions of the content and effectiveness of environmental education. A quantitative survey based on an online questionnaire was conducted with 93 undergraduate students and future environmental education teachers in Greece. We investigated their ecological emotions, thoughts about the future, and their ideas on the orientation of environmental education content. The results reveal (a) a high level of climate anxiety among participants, (b) pessimistic ideas about the future, and (c) the need for a holistic pedagogical approach to environmental education theory and praxis

Biology · Environmental adult education · Environmental education · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Ecology

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