Lebanese and Secondary School Students Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes

Examined (1) Lebanese secondary school students' environmental knowledge and attitudes, and (2) the relationship between participants' knowledge and attitudes, biographical and academic variables, and commitment to environmentally-friendly behavior. Participants were 660 grade 10 and grade 11 students. Ss completed a questionnaire assessing their environmental knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, affect, and intentions, and commitment to environmental friendly behaviors. Results show that Ss had favorable attitudes toward the environment but lacked in their environmental knowledge. Environmental knowledge was significantly related to parental education level, and to participants' environmental attitude, beliefs, affect, and behavioral commitments. These correlations, however, were low, indicating a definite but rather Ss' scores on the behavior subscale were significantly and substantially correlated with their environmental affect and intentions suggesting that environmental intentions and affect might serve as good predictors of commitment to environmentally-friendly behavior.