SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN VIET NAM: CURRENT STATE OF AWARENESS AND PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL MEASURES FOR LEARNERS
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https://doi.org/10.18173/2354-1075.2025-0136Keywords:
sustainable lifestyle, sustainable lifestyle education, education students, higher educationAbstract
Based on the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), the article surveyed the perceptions of 813 education students. The research results indicate that for students today, there is still a certain gap between awareness and action in practicing sustainable lifestyles. Therefore, the main purpose of the article is to suggest some educational measures to promote sustainable lifestyles for education students in three main aspects related to the internal activities of the school, measures that can educate lifestyles from production and business models and finally, students' self-awareness of positive changes.
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