A comparative study on knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of Polish and Nepali students towards the circular economy

• Autorzy: Olech Igor , Szczepaniak Iwona , Shrestha Richan , Bhattarai Prakash C.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2025.92.1.829

Warianty tytułu

PL

Studium porównawcze wiedzy, postaw i zachowań polskich i nepalskich studentów na temat gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The framework of circular economy (CE) has emerged as a sustainable alternative to a waste-generating linear economy. To achieve this goal long term, it is important to educate youth. The levels of knowledge, attitude, and behaviour (KAB) among developed countries and developing countries differ. However, there are limited comparative studies. Our study investigates the KAB of university students of two countries – Poland and Nepal – to assess possible differences between developed and developing countries. The survey data were analyzed by applying descriptive statistics, t-statistics, and multiple regression models, with total sample of 166 participants. According to the survey, students in both countries possess knowledge, positive attitudes, and positive CE behaviour, with the knowledge level of Nepali students significantly higher compared to Polish students. In addition, the behaviours of students are correlated with knowledge and attitude. The findings also suggest that knowledge and attitude predict CE behaviour among students and students’ KAB differs across their place of origin (rural and urban). The findings of this study may be useful for policymakers, students, and academic institutions.

PL

Koncepcja gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym (GOZ) pojawiła się jako zrównoważona alternatywa dla gospodarki linearnej generującej odpady. Aby osiągnąć ten cel w dłuższej perspektywie, istotna jest edukacja młodzieży. Poziomy wiedzy, postawy i zachowania (knowledge, attitude, and behaviour – KAB) w krajach rozwiniętych i rozwijających się są różne. Istnieją jednak ograniczone badania porównawcze. W naszym badaniu analizujemy KAB studentów dwóch krajów – Polski i Nepalu – w celu oceny możliwych różnic między krajami rozwiniętymi i rozwijającymi się. Dane ankietowe zostały przeanalizowane przy użyciu statystyk opisowych, statystyk t i modeli regresji wielorakiej. Z badania wynika, że studenci w obu krajach posiadają wiedzę, pozytywne nastawienie i pozytywne zachowania związane z GOZ, przy czym poziom wiedzy nepalskich studentów jest istotnie wyższy w porównaniu z polskimi. Zachowania uczniów są skorelowane z wiedzą i postawą. Wyniki sugerują również, że wiedza i postawa przewidują zachowanie GOZ wśród uczniów. Co więcej, istniały interesujące różnice między KAB uczniów w zależności od ich miejsca pochodzenia (wiejskie i miejskie). Wyniki tego badania mogą być przydatne dla decydentów, studentów i instytucji akademickich.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

circular economy; KAB; student; higher education; rural origin; urban origin

PL

gospodarka o obiegu zamkniętym; KAB; student; szkolnictwo wyższe; pochodzenie wiejskie; pochodzenie miejskie

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: No. 1
• Strony: art. no. 829
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 57 poz., il., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Olech Igor

• Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland, Świętokrzyska Street 20, 00-002 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1920-8760

autor

Szczepaniak Iwona

• Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-4428

autor

Shrestha Richan

• School of Education, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal

• https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9652-1423

autor

Bhattarai Prakash C.

• School of Education, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4804-7492

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