Attitudes of Macedonian High School Students towards the Environment

AbstractThe objective of this study was to examine the attitudes of Macedonian high school students towards the environment. Attitudes reflect feelings of concern for the environment. They are mental states based on personal beliefs towards pollution, technology, interdependence and equal importance of all life forms, dependence of human life on the resources of a finite planet, power of human beings to modify the environment, conservation, environmental action etc. The survey was carried out in 18 cities and towns. Nearly 500 respondents were included. A 13-item, 5-point Likert – type scale instrument was used. Results suggest that concern for environmental issues is nearly 70% of its maximum. We must look at student's attitudes towards environment in context of the overall social-economic conditions in which we carry out the education process. A model that tries to incorporate all these factors can help to illuminate this complex field