Investigating Environmental Sustainability Tendencies of University Undergraduates Using Environmental Education, Values, And Friendly Practices
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study investigated the relationship among environmental education, values, and friendly practices on one hand, and environmental sustainability tendencies of university undergraduates. A correlational research design was adopted; the population included 18,075 undergraduates. Purposive and random sampling techniques were applied at various stages to collect data from one hundred and twenty (120) university undergraduates’ across six universities in Nigeria. Two questionnaires titled “Environmental Education, Values, and Friendly Practices Questionnaire (EEVFPQ)” and “Environmental Education, Values, Friendly Practices and Environmental Sustainability Tendencies Questionnaire (EEVFPESTQ)” were used to collect data. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was employed for data analysis. The instruments were duly validated, and their reliability was determined. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient with reliability coefficients of 0.78 and 0.81, respectively was obtained. The questionnaires were distributed by the three researchers across six universities. The findings showed a strong to moderate relationship among variables. However, gender showed no relationship with the variables in the study, while age had a strong relationship with all components in the study. Therefore, this research underscored the significance of environmental education, environmental values; environmentally friendly practices; and developing the environmental sustainability tendencies of university undergraduates.
Author: Atubi Onamrewho Favour
Institution: Delta State University
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7167339552