Changing Learner Behavior through Environmental Education

Hungerford, H. R., & Volk, T. L. (1990). Changing learner behavior through environmental education. Journal of Environmental Education, 21, 3, 8-21.

Contrasts traditional thinking in the field of environmental education (EE) with research findings. The evolution of the behavioral model is traced, focusing on 3 categories of variables that contribute to behavior, including entry-level, ownership, and empowerment. Goals and objectives for instruction in EE are reviewed. The critical components of a total educational program for EE are discussed, and 2 curricular strategies, issue investigation and action model and the extended case study model, are described. The effectiveness of EE around the world is addressed.

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