Navickienė, O.; Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, I.; Činčikaitė, R.; Morkūnas, M.; Valackienė, A. Modernisation of a Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania. Sustainability2023, 15, 3689.
Navickienė, O.; Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, I.; Činčikaitė, R.; Morkūnas, M.; Valackienė, A. Modernisation of a Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania. Sustainability 2023, 15, 3689.
Navickienė, O.; Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, I.; Činčikaitė, R.; Morkūnas, M.; Valackienė, A. Modernisation of a Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania. Sustainability2023, 15, 3689.
Navickienė, O.; Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, I.; Činčikaitė, R.; Morkūnas, M.; Valackienė, A. Modernisation of a Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania. Sustainability 2023, 15, 3689.
Abstract
The present paper investigates the 'soft' determinants of social environmental sustainability of the country. A three-dimensional research approach, covering the education system and educational culture; socio-economic integration; and the legal system and the importance of public administration and citizenship, was utilized. A cross-sectional survey of 1,021 respondents and a structural equation modelling were selected as main research tools. Lithuania served as an empirical basis for the research. It was revealed that the most important factors in shaping the modernisation of the country through the lens of social environmental sustainability are the participation of citizens in social communities and social activities. Factors that need improvement are public participation and tolerance for the disabled.
Keywords
social modernisation; social sustainability; factor analysis; structural equation modelling; Lithuania
Subject
Social Sciences, Sociology
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