Efrat Eilam|Tamar Trop
Environmental Attitudes and Environmental Behavior—Which Is the Horse and Which Is the Cart?
Victoria University|Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
present article challenges prevailing perception field environmental education acquisition environmental behavior ultimate goal educational process comparison acquisition environmental attitudes perceived minor goal article presents compilation results obtained two studies shed new light relationship influences environmental attitudes influences environmental behavior results suggest among adults strategies required influencing attitudes different required influencing behaviors b mechanisms achieving influence among children different among adults c conventional educational approaches behavior modification influence behavior easily influence attitudes results provide grounds questioning prevailing belief individual acquisition responsible environmental behavior drive changes global political scale suggest increasing focus environmental education construction attitudes