Factors Affecting Green Behavior of Elementary Student

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The research objectives were to study the environmental education level, public mind for environmental conservation level, and green behavior level, and to study the independent variables of environmental education in terms of environmental knowledge and understanding, environmental attitude, environmental awareness, environmental responsibility, and public mind for environmental conservation affecting dependent variable of green behavior of elementary school students. The populations of 274 elementary students at level 4-6 of Mahasarakham University Demonstration School (Elementary) in Northeastern region of Thailand in Academic year of 2014 were used as sample group. Research tool was questionnaire that was conducted for data collection. Statistic data analysis were percentage, S.D. and multiple regression analysis to predict the relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. The findings illustrated that environmental education, public mind for environmental conservation and green behavior of elementary school students were at most levels. Moreover, independent variables comprising of environmental knowledge and understanding, environmental attitude, environmental awareness, environmental responsibility, and public mind for environmental conservation affected to dependent variable green behavior of  elementary school students with 84.30 percent of power prediction (Adjusted R² = 0.843).

Recommendation of this research, it should use the variables of environmental education and public mind for environmental conservation in elementary school to reach the green behavior.