Environmental Stewardship Towards Sustainable Lifestyle of College of Teacher Education Students

Abstract

This study utilized descriptive correlational research to determine the relationship between environmental stewardship and the sustainable lifestyle of College of Teacher Education students. Three hundred thirty students from the University of Mindanao were identified as respondents through convenience sampling. Findings manifested that the level of sustainable lifestyle of College of Teacher Education students in terms of consumption, nature, responsibility, and support is high. It entails that College of Teacher Education students' sustainable lifestyle is often manifested. The level of environmental stewardship in terms of awareness of UM effort, knowledge of practice, self-reported behavior, and peer behavior is very high. It means that the College of Teacher Education's environmental stewardship is always manifested. Furthermore, the research presented evidence that environmental stewardship is one of the predictors of students' sustainable lifestyles. There is still a need to enhance the students' learning of how our lifestyle choices impact the world. Students should participate in different activities that advocate ways of conserving the environment. They should promote environmental awareness through campaigns such as promoting sustainable consumption, proper waste disposal etc., in both outside and inside the school premises. Teaching the process of learning to live sustainably inside and even outside the classroom setting and giving students more opportunities to practice environmental stewardship behavior, the teacher and the school should work closely together.