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Pacini, Annalisa ORCID: 0000-0002-4242-0009, Brüggemann, Marie ORCID: 0000-0002-9584-4841, Flottmann, Maren ORCID: 0000-0002-6866-7712, Großschedl, Jörg ORCID: 0000-0002-7943-4818 and Schlüter, Kirsten ORCID: 0000-0001-9614-8824 (2025). Sustainability Education Through Green Facades: Effects of a Short-Term Intervention on Environmental Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices. Sustainability, 17 (6). MDPI. ISSN 2071-1050

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Abstract

[Artikel-Nr.: 2609] Teaching can contribute substantially to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by addressing traditional curriculum-relevant topics in new contexts related to sustainability. A suitable context is green facades, which support several SDGs at once. The aim of sustainability education should be to foster all components of the KAP triad, i.e., not only promoting environmental knowledge (K) and attitude (A) but also enabling appropriate practices (P). This study analyzes the effect of a short-term didactic intervention on green facades (4 h) on the KAP triad. Pre-, post-, and follow-up tests were conducted with n = 71 students aged M = 14.19 (SD = 1.54). Knowledge and attitude development were analyzed using ANOVA. Regression analyses were calculated to assess the relations of knowledge and attitude with practices. The results show that even a short-term intervention can lead to longer-term effects regarding knowledge growth but will only bring about short-term changes in attitude. Attitude items with the strongest change were not related to students’ direct or immediate activities. In addition, environmental knowledge and attitude appear to support different kinds of activities. Therefore, it seems important that didactic interventions focus on knowledge and attitude to enable students to engage in pro-environmental behaviors.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Pacini, Annalisa UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4242-0009 UNSPECIFIED Brüggemann, Marie UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9584-4841 UNSPECIFIED Flottmann, Maren UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6866-7712 UNSPECIFIED Großschedl, Jörg UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7943-4818 UNSPECIFIED Schlüter, Kirsten UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9614-8824 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-799913
Identification Number:	10.3390/su17062609
Journal or Publication Title:	Sustainability
Volume:	17
Number:	6
Number of Pages:	20
Date:	16 March 2025
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	2071-1050
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Science Education > Institute of Biology Education
Subjects:	Education Life sciences
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language facade greening ; sustainability ; SDGs ; education for sustainable development ; extracurricular learning ; knowledge ; attitude ; practices ; behavior ; KAP English
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/79991