Sustainable education and youth confidence as pillars of future civil society.

ABSTRACT: While sustainability is at the centre of many government agendas, there is a great risk of entrusting strategic decisions to those lacking in sustainability expertise. It is therefore necessary to ensure that universities are the green engines of sustainable communities. The present study administered a questionnaire to students enrolled in a Management Engineering programme at an Italian university, to collect their perceptions of and opinions on sustainability and energy issues. Students completed the questionnaire twice: once prior to beginning and once at the end of term. The results showed that students held more sustainable attitudes at the end of term, and perceived sustainable education and youth confidence as the building blocks of future society. They also observed that decarboni

SUBMITTER: Biancardi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9849327 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature