The finding suggested that characteristics of good ecological citizenship are classified into three themes, namely, participation, obedience, and moral responsibility. Students among the Malays and Chinese have an overwhelmingly consensual view that participation in society is a significant aspect of good citizenship. The most frequently mentioned attributes were social awareness and public duties fulfillment. To elaborate on the fulfillment of public duties, both the Malays and Chinese expressed that showing concern for society, actively participating in one’s community, and offering social services were important duties of a good citizen.
The survey also shows students’ postulations that good ecological citizenship was highly associated with moral and ethical behaviors. According to their responses, good character development such as unselfishness and being helpful; self-discipline; personal integrity such as honesty and faith; as well as sense of responsibility. are important moral qualities of a good citizen. Both the Malays and Chinese students agreed these are important issues to be taught in civic education.
The primary data for this research come from a questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews with selected individual students. The questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of 238 students (122 Malay students and 116 Chinese students) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
Abdullah, N. A. T., & Ahmad, A. (2021). Global Citizenship and Ecological Citizens among Multi-Ethnic Youth through Education: A Climate for Change in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(12), 1390–1408. MyIKLIM database. Available online: https://myiklimysd.ukm.my/ecsh_002_ikl/ [accessed on: enter date]
