Content Analysis: A Technique for Measuring Attitudes Expressed in Environmental Education Literature

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Burrus-Bammel, L. L., Bammel, G., & Kopitsky, K. (1988). Content analysis: A technique for measuring attitudes expressed in environmental education literature. Journal of Environmental Education, 19, 4, 32-37.
Demonstrated a content analysis approach to documentary research involving archive material. The 5 steps of (1) defining the population, (2) determining the sample, (3) isolatin…

Predicting Three Dimensions of Residential Curbside Recycling: An Observational Study

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Oskamp, S., Burkhardt, R. L., Schultz, P. W., Hurin, S. & Zelezny, L. (1998). Predicting three dimensions of residential curbside recycling: An observational study. Journal of Environmental Education, 29, 2, 37-42.
Three dimensions of household recycling behavior (frequency of participation, amount of recyclable materials, and contamination of recyclables by improper material) were observed …

Effects of Television Modeling on Residential Energy Conservation

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Winett, R. A., Leckliter, I. N., Chinn, D. E., Stahl, B., & Love, S. Q. (1985). Effects of television modeling on residential energy conservation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18, 1, 33-44.
A combination of social marketing, communication, social learning (particularly modeling), and behavior analysis may provide an effective framework for behavior change via films a…

Dormitory Residents Reduce Electricity Consumption when Exposed to Real-Time Visual Feedback and Incentives

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Petersen, J., Shunturov, V., Janda, K., Platt, G., & Weinberger, K. (2007). Dormitory Residents Reduce Electricity Consumption when Exposed to Real-Time Visual Feedback and Incentives. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 8(1), 16.
Purpose: In residential buildings, personal choices influence electricity and water consumption. Prior studies indicate that information feedback can stimulate resource conservati…

A Review of Environmental Values Education

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Caduto, M. (1983). A review of environmental values education. Journal of Environmental Education, 14, 3, 13-21.
Discusses effective strategies for environmental values education (EVE). Eight major strategies to be considered in general moral education are examined: the laissez faire approac…

Education and the Environment: Learning to Live with Limits

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Smith, G. A. (1992). Education and the environment: Learning to live with limits. (pp. 185). New York: State University of New York Press.

Michigan Citizens' Knowledge and Perceptions about Groundwater

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Suvedi, M., Krueger, D., Shrestha, A. & Bettinghouse, D. (2000). Michigan citizens' knowledge and perceptions about groundwater. Journal of Environmental Education, 31, 2, 16-21.
Knowledge and perceptions of Michigan residents about groundwater were assessed so that a comprehensive educational program could be developed and baseline information established…

Black and White Children's Knowledge and Perception of the Environment

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Corder, C. K. (1994). Black and White children's knowledge and perception of the environment. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 6, 3, 307-310.
Compared the knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions of South African Black and White children towards environmental issues. 291 Black children (aged 8-15 yrs) and 237 White children …

Experience in Analyzing Information-Dependent Ecological Consciousness of Students in Upper Grades of Secondary School (Attitude toward Ecological Problems in Relation to the Personality Structure in Upper-Grade Students of a Secondary School)

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Baranov, E. G., Zarakovskii, G.M., Medvedev, V. N. & Razygraeva, N. A. Experience in analyzing information-dependent ecological consciousness of students in upper grades of secondary school (attitude toward ecological problems in relation to the personality structure in upper-grade students of a secondary school). Vol. 24. 1998. 424-434.
Examined a hypothesis proposed for the environmental and personal factors determining the ecological consciousness (EC of teenagers, i.e., their attitude toward ecological problem…

A Knowledge-Based Intervention for Promoting Carpooling

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Kearney, A. R., & De Young, R. (1995). A knowledge-based intervention for promoting carpooling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 5, 650-678.
Investigated the impact of a story-based intervention on employees' knowledge and attitudes about, and stated willingness to adopt carpooling. A total of 645 employees at 5 sites …

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