Does Learning Geography Increase Climate Change Awareness? A Comparison of School Subjects' Influence on Climate Change Awareness

School subjects' curricula, including geography, are infused with contents to improve climate change literacy. This study sampled 420 public secondary school students in Enugu State, Nigeria. Mean differences and multinomial logistic regression results show geography students possess the highes...

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Published inJournal of geography (Houston) Vol. 120; no. 4; pp. 140 - 151
Main Authors Onuoha, Joseph, Eze, Emmanuel, Ezeaputa, Chidiebere Mary-Cynthia, Okpabi, Jacob Ugbada, Onyia, Jennifer Chioma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Indiana Routledge 04.07.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Age Differences
Climate
Climate change
Climate change awareness
climate change education
Curricula
Environmental Education
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Geography
geography education
Geography Instruction
Instructional Effectiveness
Knowledge Level
Learning
Literacy
Nigeria
Outcomes of Education
Rural Urban Differences
Secondary School Students
Statistical analysis
Students
Nigeria
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Summary:School subjects' curricula, including geography, are infused with contents to improve climate change literacy. This study sampled 420 public secondary school students in Enugu State, Nigeria. Mean differences and multinomial logistic regression results show geography students possess the highest climate change awareness level. Besides, students' gender, location, age and class are variables significantly influencing climate change awareness. Students who took geography had an increased probability of being moderately or highly aware of climate change. The scope of climate change contents infused in other school subjects ought to be expanded, with explicit specifications of methods and materials for delivery.
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ISSN:0022-1341
1752-6868
DOI:10.1080/00221341.2021.1949027