Actitud hacia la conservación ambiental, que manifiestan los estudiantes de la Universidad Especializada de las Américas Sede Azuero

Abstract

The attitude of environmental conservation is a widespread concern, especially among upper-level students. 228 students of both sexes were randomly chosen, all of legal age, to whom a survey with 37 items was applied to evaluate the attitude of university students towards environmental conservation. The Attitude towards Environmental Protection scale was used (Yarlequé Chocas, 2004). This inquiry is based on a non-experimental descriptive type and was developed in the context of environmental education. The data collected were tabulated and plotted using descriptive statistics, the Microsoft Excel (2010) program was used. The results showed that most of the students have an attitude of total agreement (61%) to protect the environment. Regarding the components: cognition (57%), behavior (63%) and emotion (68%), most of the students of the Universidad Especializada de Las Americas, Azuero campus, showed an attitude that was, totally, of agreement to protect the environment. The same results were found in terms of age, sex, and career. It is concluded that the response totally in agreement predominates, in the surveyed students of the Universidad Especializada de Las Americas, Azuero headquarters in terms of the attitude they manifest towards environmental protection in each of its elements (cognitive, behavioral and affective) as well as also according to age, sex and career.