SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AS PART OF STUDENTS' ATTITUDES
Svetlana PANDILOSKA GRNCHAROVSKA, Teuta ILJAZI
Abstract
The challenges we face today, primarily related to the disruption of the natural balance and basic living conditions, underscore the importance of sustainable development as a priority. Just knowing the facts about sustainable development is not enough for an individual to change the attitudes and values that influence their behavior and life decisions; in addition to knowing the facts, it is necessary to change one's attitude and approach towards the environment. In this context, the subject of our research is an examination of the knowledge of the goals for sustainable development by high school students, namely the rational use of water, the preservation of nature, and the reduction of various types of waste. The research was carried out through an online questionnaire, by sharing the QR code with the students to adhere to the goals of sustainable development. The research sample included 222 students in their final years of secondary education who were familiar with the concept of sustainable development. The general hypothesis is that students know the goals of sustainable development. The SPSS statistical package was used to process the data. The data analysis confirms hypothesis H01: Students' attitudes regarding rational water consumption do not depend on the type of school they attend ( =1,59,df=4,p=0,811) and hypothesis H02: Students' attitudes towards rational water consumption are correlated with their attitude towards reducing various waste (ρ=0.428, p=0.000). These results are important for planning and incorporating sustainable development content into curricula at all levels of education.
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