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Exploring adolescents’ knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards Renewable Energy Sources: A colour choice approach

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This paper sheds light on adolescents’ knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards Renewable Energy Sources (RES), in order to detect their particular educational needs. Considering adolescents as key players in energy policy implementation, we focused on devising effective and efficient strategies in educational policy at secondary formal education. Drawing on the responses of 234 students at two high schools in a typical Greek provincial town and employing multinomial logistic regression analysis, we detected their demands through four coloured lenses, pink, white, green and blue. The analysis points out that the curriculum should be developed on the basis of four main strategic directions: equity, flexibility, enhancement of the participatory approach and creativity, so as to meet students’ indifference, neutrality and confusion about energy issues and RES technologies but also help them explore new potential career paths and grow into active citizens. In light of the limitations in RES education, our results could be generalised and contribute to effective policy making.

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  • Keramitsoglou, Kiriaki M., 2016. "Exploring adolescents’ knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards Renewable Energy Sources: A colour choice approach," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 1159-1169.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:59:y:2016:i:c:p:1159-1169
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.047
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