Early Sustainability Consciousness in Primary Education: Insights from the Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire

This paper investigates whether sustainability consciousness is already developed in the final years of primary education. The study involved n = 1532 students in grades 5 and 6 from n = 48 primary schools in the Epirus region of Greece during the 2024–2025 school year. To assess their knowingness, attitudes, and behaviors related to sustainable development, we used the Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire, which was reverse-translated into Greek and tested in a pilot study for age appropr