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Young People and the Environment

An Asia-Pacific Perspective

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Editors:
  1. John Fien

    1. Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

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  2. David Yencken

    1. The University of Melbourne, Australia

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  3. Helen Sykes

    1. The Trust for Young Australians, Melbourne, Australia

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Young People and the Environment

    • David Yencken
    Pages 1-8

  3. Japan

    • Brendan Barrett, Osamu Abe, Eiichiro Harako, Satoshi Ishikawa
    Pages 9-22

  4. China-Guangzhou

    • Cheng Ge, Philip Stimpson, Wang Bing Kwan
    Pages 23-37

  5. China-Hong Kong

    • Philip Stimpson
    Pages 39-52

  6. Thailand

    • Rapeepun Suwannatachote, Chatchai Ratanachai, Wiwat Lee
    Pages 53-63

  7. India

    • M.J. Ravindranath
    Pages 65-77

  8. Singapore

    • Lily Kong, Yee Sze Onn
    Pages 79-92

  9. Brunei Darussalam

    • Irene P. A. Cheong
    Pages 93-101

  10. Australia

    • John Fien, David Yencken, Sharon Connell, Helen Sykes
    Pages 103-114

  11. Aotearoa-New Zealand

    • Paul Keown
    Pages 115-125

  12. Fiji

    • Premila Kumar
    Pages 127-137

  13. United States of America

    • Amy J. Malkus, Jana L. Meinhold
    Pages 139-150

  14. Synthesis: A Cross-Cultural Reflection

    • John Fien
    Pages 151-171

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 173-184
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About this book

The book analyses the knowledge, beliefs and behaviours that comprise the environmental attitudes of young people in the Asia-Pacific region and the cultural, political and educational contexts that have shaped them. The findings are based upon a questionnaire survey of over 10,000 young people together with focus group studies in India, South China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and the west coast of the USA.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

    John Fien

  • The University of Melbourne, Australia

    David Yencken

  • The Trust for Young Australians, Melbourne, Australia

    Helen Sykes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Young People and the Environment

  • Book Subtitle: An Asia-Pacific Perspective

  • Editors: John Fien, David Yencken, Helen Sykes

  • Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47721-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0944-0Published: 30 November 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-4196-5Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47721-8Published: 18 April 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1573-5397

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 184

  • Topics: International and Comparative Education

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