Green transitions for changing behaviour through environmental community engagement at religious schools
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https://doi.org/10.24197/jstr.1.2024.233-259Keywords:
Environment; community engagement; religious school; learning experiencesAbstract
The research paper underlines the importance of the environmental commitment of the community, especially in schools and religious institutions, to cultivate a sense of environmental responsibility in students. It advocates for a well-organized, professional educational approach to increase students' environmental awareness. The work highlights the positive role of religious schools in promoting environmental awareness. These are in a position to collaborate with interdisciplinary sustainability committees from a "comprehensive institutional approach" that promotes religious values among students and improves students' environmental awareness.
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