A Curriculum Model for Environmental Values Education

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Knapp, C. E. (1983). A curriculum model for environmental values education. Journal of Environmental Education, 14, 3, 22-26.
Provides some suggestions for developing an environmental values curriculum. The model emphasizes the use of valuing skills as a basis for developing and guiding environmental con…

Tin Recycling: Awareness, Comprehension, Attitude, Intention and Behavior

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Kok, G., & Siero, S. (1985). Tin recycling: Awareness, comprehension, attitude, intention and behavior. Journal of Economic Psychology, 6, 2, 157-173.
Investigated factors that influence participation in a tin-recycling program. Three theoretical viewpoints are integrated in a stepwise model of participation: (1) attitude change…

Education for World Citizenship

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Lowenstein, L. F. (1987). Education for world citizenship. Psychology, A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 24, 3, 47-49.
Summarizes a report submitted to the 1983 World Health Assembly concerning the threat of thermonuclear war. Countries were encouraged to begin educational efforts toward a feeli…

Environmental Education, Children, and Animals

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Margadant-Van Arcken, M. (1989). Environmental education, children, and animals. Anthrozoos, 3, 1, 14-19.
26 open interviews were conducted with about 250 kindergarten children (aged 6-12 yrs) who were asked about their pet animals, experiences with wild animals, and activities in nat…

Ecological Knowledge and Perception of Environmental Modifiability

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Levenson, H. (1974). Ecological knowledge and perception of environmental modifiability. American Psychologist, 29, 4, 274-275.
Comments that, in a study by M. P. Maloney and M. P. Ward (see PA, Vol 51:5007) that presented an objective scale for measuring ecological attitudes and knowledge, Maloney and War…

Measuring Change After a Public Education Campaign

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Larson, M. A. & Massetti-Miller, K. L. (1984). Measuring change after a public education campaign. Public Relations Review, 10, 4, 23-32.
This article offers insight into the process of conducting pre- and post- campaign comparisons to measure the effectiveness of communications methodologies. The authors analyzed …

Promoting Energy Conservation in University Dormitories by Physical, Policy and Resident Behavior Changes

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McClelland, L. & Belsten, L. (1979). Promoting energy conservation in university dormitories by physical, policy and resident behavior changes. Journal of Environmental Systems, 9, 1, 29-38.
Two successive energy conservation programs were implemented in four University of Colorado dormitories. Program I included persuasive communications, information, feedback, and …

Educating a Constituency for the Long Haul

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Orr, D. W. (1993). Educating a constituency for the long haul. On the Horizon, October, 1,2,5.

Implications of Attitude and Behavior Research for Environmental Conservation

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Newhouse, N. (1990). Implications of attitude and behavior research for environmental conservation. Journal of Environmental Education, 22, 1, 26-32.
Discusses the difficulties of changing both behavior and motivations to generate more environmentally responsible behavior from people. The study of attitude and behavior suggests…

Impact of Education, Age, Newspapers, and Television on Environmental Knowledge, Concerns, and Behaviors

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Ostman, R. E., & Parker, J. L. (1987). Impact of education, age, newspapers, and television on environmental knowledge, concerns, and behaviors. Journal of Environmental Education, 19, 1, 3-9.
Investigated the connections between environmental knowledge, concerns, and behaviors, by conducting a telephone survey of 336 residents of Ithaca, New York. Respondents' educatio…

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