Energy-saving behavior of the population formation in the education system

Abstract

The formation of energy-saving behavior of the population in the education system has a huge and obvious role in the development of the economy and society. Against the backdrop of a large amount of literature covering the issues of technical progress in the field of introducing energy-saving technologies, organizational and technical aspects of world experience, there is a shortage of publications devoted to the consideration of the scale and characteristics of energy-saving behavior in the education system. The article analyzes the features of the formation of energy-saving behavior at three levels: school, university, community. The article provides a systematic review of 119 studies from the WoS and Scopus databases, which allow us to identify the factors of influence and perspectives in shaping the energy-saving behavior of the younger generation and community representatives. The four research questions posed focused on data analysis. The results have showed that from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to the present: (a) there has been little research in the literature on issues related to the formation of energy-saving behavior at the school and university levels; (b) the mainstream literature is concentrated on a comprehensive study of individual and socio-demographic factors influencing the energy-saving behavior of communities; (c) at the university and school levels, situational and individual factors have the greatest influence on students' energy-saving behavior; there are gaps in the field of research on socio-demographic factors; (d) as prospects in the formation of energy-saving behavior of students, it is necessary to single out the development of educational programs, the implementation of state policy on energy conservation, and information on energy conservation issues. The article is intended for researchers, specialists in the field of education and energy, interested in the possibilities of educational technologies in the formation of energy-saving behavior of the population.