Study on Characteristics and Factors of Secondary School Students' Green Consumption Behavior from The Perspective of Green Education

Abstract

As the society pays more and more attention to environmental protection and sustainable development of, green education has gradually become an important topic in the field of education. This study addresses the impact of green education on secondary school students' green thinking and behavior in depth. Using a questionnaire survey, this study finds that formal green education in schools helps to motivate secondary school students to pay extra for purchasing environmentally friendly products, and reinforces the green idea of "reuse, reuse many times". Informal green education helps secondary school students to establish the idea of "green living and eco-friendly shopping". In addition, there is no significant difference between the choices of green behaviors of secondary school students in public and private settings, and there is no significant difference between the choices of green behaviors of secondary school students in public and private settings. These findings are of great theoretical value in understanding the influence of green education on secondary school students' green thinking and behavior.