"An Examination of the Environmental Issues Instruction Program: Studen" by Randi Montag Peterson
 

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Keywords

Environmental education; Environmental sciences--Study and teaching;

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Environmental Issues Instruction program as an environmental education delivery method, linking environmental education with student attitudes towards environmental issues, student knowledge of individual environmental issues, and subsequent student behaviors. The study utilized a one group pre-post test design. No control group was used. Statistical analysis revealed statistically significant gains in student's pre-to-post test scores for the variables. "Student Attitudes About Environmental Issues," "Knowledge of Specific Environmental Issues," and "Solving Environmental Issues." Environmental education is a process that leads to responsible individual and group actions. Research has shown (Childress, 1978; Volk, Hungerford, & Tomera, 1984) that this goal is not being achieved through our current educational system. However, research has also shown (Sia, Hungerford, & Tomera, 1985, 1986) that specific cognitive and affective variables serve as predictors of responsible environmental behavior. The Environmental Issues Instruction program, through its delivery framework affect the predictor variables for responsible environmental action. And, thus can be said to meet the goal and has been shown to positively develop an environmentally responsible citizenry.

Year of Submission

1996

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Teaching

First Advisor

Carl W. Bollwinkel

Second Advisor

Carmen Montecinos

Third Advisor

Jody M. Stone

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Date Original

1996

Object Description

1 PDF file (111 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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