The Role of Catholic Life Formation in Fostering Sustainable Environmental Attitudes among Selected Filipino SHS Students

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  • Peb Villacrucis UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Jake Barcenas UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Noel Arsolon UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Maria Antonette Dandan UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Jojit Foronda UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Milver Legitimas UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Loreto Pancho UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Josefina Ranara UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Dwight Ypanto UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS
  • Rito Baring DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, MANILA
  • Jessica Magallon-Avenido UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE- RECOLETOS

Abstract

A relevant Religious Education needs to confront the life-threatening global issues humanity faces today. The present study investigates how Catholic Life Formation (CLF) through religious instruction may predict environmental attitudes among students in Cebu City, Philippines. This study analyzes how the following variables may influence Christian environmentalism: students’ reception of CLF inputs, Catholic Social Teachings (CST) perceptions, and students’ beliefs and environmental responses (STB) from a sample of 491 Grade 12 SH students of a private university in Cebu, Philippines. This descriptive quantitative survey used ordinal logistic regression to test our model. We adopted a two-step procedure to gather data: First, an open-ended interview was used to tease the themes and viewpoints of students. Second, incorporating the qualitative output from the interviews, a survey was conducted using a researcher-made self-report paired with the Christian Environmentalism Scale (CES) to describe student attitudes toward the environment. The findings are discussed with respect to Religious Education and CLF environmental advocacy.

[published: Villacrucis et al. 2024. The Role of Catholic Life Formation in Fostering Sustainable Environmental Attitudes among Selected Filipino SHS Students. Religions 15, 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15030287 ]

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2024-09-09

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Villacrucis, P., Barcenas, J., Arsolon, N., Dandan, M. A., Foronda, J., Legitimas, M., … Magallon-Avenido, J. (2024). The Role of Catholic Life Formation in Fostering Sustainable Environmental Attitudes among Selected Filipino SHS Students. National Conference on Catechesis and Religious Education Conference Proceedings, 12, 40. Retrieved from https://hitik-journal.reapph.org/NCCRE/article/view/10

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Vol. 12 (2024): 12th National Conference on Catechesis and Religious Education: Research in Religious Education and Theology: Issues, Trends, and Developments

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