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Volker Gehrau1, Iris Morgenstern2, Carola Grunschel3
1Department of Communication, Faculty of Educational and Social Sciences, University of Muenster, 48143 Münster, Germany.
Summary
Individual skills significantly boost young people's commitment to climate protection and global health. Education fostering science, media, and ethics competences empowers youth for informed action and engagement.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Education
- Public Health Engagement
- Youth Development
Background:
- Adolescents' and young adults' engagement in climate protection and global health is crucial.
- Understanding the role of individual skills in fostering this engagement is key for effective educational strategies.
- Existing research often overlooks the interplay between specific subject competences and multifaceted engagement behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how individual skills, particularly 21st-century competences, influence young people's commitment to climate protection and global health.
- To identify which subject-specific skills (science, geography, mathematics, media, ethics, religion) are most impactful.
- To explore the mediating role of perceived relevance and information-seeking behavior in this relationship.
Main Methods:
- A representative online survey of 783 adolescents and young adults in Germany.
- Assessment of topic relevance, information-seeking behavior, and active engagement.
- Structural equation modeling to analyze direct and indirect effects of competences on engagement.
Main Results:
- Subject-specific skills significantly enhance engagement, particularly when aligned with the topics.
- Scientific, mathematical, and geographical competences positively impact all engagement dimensions.
- Media, religious, and ethical competences also show significant positive influences, with media competence primarily boosting perceived importance.
Conclusions:
- Individual competences, fostered through education, are vital drivers of long-term engagement in climate protection and global health.
- A process model indicates that competences enhance perceived relevance, leading to information seeking and subsequent action.
- Educational approaches should focus on equipping youth with skills to recognize issues, seek information, and act autonomously for sustainable development.
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