New Ecological Paradigm as a research approach in the Czech Republic: An analysis of environmental attitudes of Czechs
| Název práce v češtině: | Nové ekologické paradigma jako výzkumný přístup v České republice. Analýza enviromentálních postojů Čechů |
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| Název v anglickém jazyce: | New Ecological Paradigm as a research approach in the Czech Republic: An analysis of environmental attitudes of Czechs |
| Klíčová slova: | NEP, NEP škála, Výzkum hodnot, Životní prostředí, změna paradigma, Faktorová analýza, Regresní analýza, Dimensionalita. Mezinárodní výzkum. Sekundární analýza |
| Klíčová slova anglicky: | NEP, NEP scale, Attitudinal research, Environment, Paradigm shift, Factor analysis, Regression analysis, Dimensionality, International research. Secondary analysis |
| Akademický rok vypsání: | 2015/2016 |
| Typ práce: | diplomová práce |
| Jazyk práce: | angličtina |
| Ústav: | Katedra sociologie (23-KS) |
| Vedoucí / školitel: | Mgr. Milan Ščasný, Ph.D. |
| Řešitel: | skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem |
| Datum přihlášení: | 17.06.2016 |
| Datum zadání: | 17.06.2016 |
| Datum a čas obhajoby: | 19.06.2017 09:00 |
| Místo konání obhajoby: | Jinonice - U Kříže 8, J2019, Jinonice - místn. č. 2019 |
| Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: | 19.05.2017 |
| Datum proběhlé obhajoby: | 19.06.2017 |
| Oponenti: | PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. |
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| Zásady pro vypracování |
| The first section of the thesis describes the theoretical and conceptual background of the measurement scale. It starts with first basic concepts to define the scale and continues to describe further revisions and refinmentsof the measurement concept in order to better encompass new environmental problems and issues. The second section describes in depth the structure of the measurement scale, while the third section focuses on criticism of the NEP Scale, including reflecting the question how does the NEP scale stand in the light of these criticism and what are possible alternatives to define and/or measure it.
Last part is divided into two empirical sections which answer the following research questions. Does the NEP score vary across various socio-demographic indicators? Are environmental attitudes, as measured with the NEP Scale, statistically associated with selected environmentally-significant behavior? |
| Seznam odborné literatury |
| 1)Thomas, J. (2013) New ecological Paradigm survey 2008: Analysis of NEP Results. Wersus research ltd
2) Erdogan, N. (2009). Testing the new ecological paradigm scale: Turkish case 3) Dunlap, R.E. (2008) The new environmental paradigm scale: from marginality to worldwide use the journal of environmental education vol 40, issue 1 4) Dunlap, R. E., Van Liere, K. D., Mertig, A. G. Jones, R. E. (2000), New Trends in Measuring Environmental Attitudes: Measuring Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm: A Revised NEP Scale. Journal of Social Issues, 56: 425–442. 5) Lalonde, R. Jackson, E. L. (2002). The New Environmental Paradigm Scale: Has it outlived its usefulness? The Journal of Environmental Education 6) Hawcroft, L. J., & Milfont, T. L. (2010). The use (and abuse) of the new environmental paradigm scale over the last 30 years: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30(2), 143–158. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.10.003 7) Olivos, P.Aragonés, J. Amerígo, M. (2011) the connectedness to nature scale and its relationship with environmental beliefs and identity. 8) Williams, J. (2007) Thinking as Natural: Another Look at Human Exemptionalism 9) Aumburgey,W.J., Thoman, B.D. Dimensionality of the New Ecological Paradigm: Issues of Factor Structure and Measurement. Environment and Behavior March 2012vol. 44 no. 2 235-256 10)Dunlap,R.E.(2010)The New Environmental Paradigm Scale: From Marginality to Worldwide Use |
| Předběžná náplň práce |
| State of nature and quality of the environment a key services contributing to human well-being. The question is how to measure environmental attitudes and concerns and whether the measured indicators are associated with personal characteristics of individuals or with certain environmentally-significant behaviour.
This thesis focuses on a research approach widely used in environmental sociology and psychology to investigate one of these indicators. Specifically, this thesis deals with New Ecological Paradigm and related measurement scale (the NEP Scale). By analysing association between sociodemographic characteristics of individuals or environmentally significant behaviours being performed by people on one side, and an ecological worldview measured with the NEP Scale in the Czech Republic, this thesis will contribute to the debate about advantages and disadvantages of using the NEP Scale in environmental sociology research. |