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To create energy literate citizenry, we must address the lack of energy literacy as a matter of urgency in both formal and informal learning environments. The Ethiopian energy sector faces the dual challenges of limited access to modern energy and heavy reliance on traditional biomass energy sources to meet growing demand. Efforts are to be promoted to strengthen the energy efficiency improvement programs which may help Ethiopia meet future energy demand. A knowledge on the extent of energy literacy among the citizens of Ethiopia will enable the policy makers in developing new strategies related to energy security. In this backdrop, it is the need of the hour to find the extent of energy literacy among the students, especially the university students, who are considered as the future workforce of the nation. The present study analyzes energy literacy from multidimensional perspectives and tries to group the student into various personas depending on their attitude and perceptions toward energy.
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Chandrasenan, D., Mammen, J., Yesodharan, V. (2021). Energy Literacy of University Graduate Students: A Multidimensional Assessment in Terms of Content Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior. In: Bose, M., Modi, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5955-6_83
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