General Conceptions of Environmental Problems in an Undergraduate Population

Authors

Melissa Summerfield, University of Northern IowaFollow
Keri Pleasant, University of Northern IowaFollow
Sara Trcka, University of Northern IowaFollow
Andrew Li, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

Although environmental problems are currently on the rise, many individuals do not have a realistic conception of what the issues are or how to solve them. Undergraduate students participating in a class that explores the environment and issues associated with it were interviewed in groups of 4-7 members. They were given a list of issues, such as overpopulation and ozone depletion and asked to describe their first thoughts related to the issues. These were compared to a standard view. Implications were discussed.

Publication Date

2002

Journal Title

Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

231

Last Page

241

Copyright

©2002 by the University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Publisher

University of Northern Iowa

City

Cedar Falls, IA

Recommended Citation

Summerfield, Melissa; Pleasant, Keri; Trcka, Sara; and Li, Andrew (2002) "General Conceptions of Environmental Problems in an Undergraduate Population," Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 31.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol6/iss1/31