Students' Environmental Literacy Survey and Public Environmental Education Countermeasures in Agricultural University

Abstract

With the deepening of the public's awareness on environmental issues, more and more scholars agree that solving environmental problems cannot simply rely on environmental technology innovation and capital. Instead, one of the most important factors to consider is how to effectively enhance public's environmental literacy, which will be the fundamental driving force to promote environmental protection. Because university students form the social frontier communities of new ideas and technologies, as well as globally cultured senior professionals, their environmental literacy is essential for the effective implementation of future national environmental protection work. In this paper, students' environmental literacy was assessed using questionnaires completed by non-environmental majors in Shenyang Agricultural University. The basic conditions and characteristics of students’ environmental literacy were analyzed, which resulted in several proposals for public environmental education reform at the university level.