Developing Self-Efficacy in Pre-Service Teachers to Further Education for Sustainability
Education for Sustainability (EfS) aims to promote pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) with the goal of improving the environment. While many EfS programs hope that increasing knowledge and pro-environmental attitudes will result in behavior change, research shows that changes in knowledge and attitudes are insufficient to inspire pro-environmental behaviors. The researchers propose that building self-efficacy—whether a person believes that they can achieve desired actions—may be the key to behavior change.