Effects of Participation in Class Activities on Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge

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Leeming, F. C., Porter, B. E., Dwyer, W. O., Cobern, M. K. & Oliver, D. P. (1996). Effects of participation in class activities on children's environmental attitudes and knowledge. Journal of Environmental Education, 28, 2, 33-42.
The Caretaker Classroom Program was initiated by the major newspaper of a large, southern city to encourage elementary school classes to engage in proenvironmental activities. Par…

Farmers' Attitudes and Behavior toward Sustainable Agriculture

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Petrzelka, P., Korsching, P. F. & Malia, J. E. (1996). Farmers' attitudes and behavior toward sustainable agriculture. Journal of Environmental Education, 28, 1, 38-44.
A mail survey of 151 Iowa farmers with membership in Practical Farmers of Iowa, a sustainable agriculture organization, was used to examine the attitude-behavior relationship of t…

Field and Laboratory Studies of Littering

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Krauss, R. M. & Freedman, J. L. & Whitcup, M. (1978). Field and laboratory studies of littering. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 14, 1, 109-122.
Reports 2 field and 2 laboratory experiments on littering behavior. In Exp I, observations of 1,765 Ss at 9 locations in the New York City area showed that littering rates varied …

Environmental Interventions for Litter Control

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Geller, E. S., Witmer, J. F. & Tuso, M. A. (1977). Environmental interventions for litter control.. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62, 3, 344-351.
In 2 experiments, customers entering a grocery store were given a handbill listing specially priced items, and later the disposal locations of handbills left in the store were rec…

Exploring the Subtle Relationships between Environmental Concern and Ecologically Conscious Consumer Behavior

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Roberts, J. A. & Bacon, D. R. (1997). Exploring the subtle relationships between environmental concern and ecologically conscious consumer behavior. Journal of Business Research, 40, 1, 79-89.
Data on the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale and a scale designed to measure ecologically conscious consumer behavior (ECCB) were collected from a national mail sample of 57…

Cost and Effectiveness of Litter Removal Procedures in an Amusement Park

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Casey, L. & Lloyd, M. (1977). Cost and effectiveness of litter removal procedures in an amusement park. Environment and Behavior, 9, 4, 535-546.
Evaluated a reinforcement procedure designed to facilitate litter removal in an amusement park. A constantly changing population of vacationing children of varying ages was offere…

Improving Attitude-Behavior Prediction Models with Economic Variables: Farmer Actions toward Soil Conservation

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Lynne, G. D. & Rola, L. R. (1988). Improving attitude-behavior prediction models with economic variables: Farmer actions toward soil conservation. Journal of Social Psychology, 128, 1, 19-28.
Determined if attitude and income have effects on conservation behavior, using a survey of 102 farmers. Ss reported their beliefs and attitudes about conservation, responsibility,…

Environmental Knowledge, Awareness and Concern among 11th-Grade Students: New York State

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Hausbeck, K. W. & Milbrath, L. W. & Enright, S. M. (1992). Environmental knowledge, awareness and concern among 11th-grade students: New York State. Journal of Environmental Education, 24, 1, 27-34.
Evaluated the quality of environmental education (EE) among 3,207 11th graders in 30 secondary schools in New York State. Independent variables included type of school, region of …

Environmental Attitudes: 20 Years of Change

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Gigliotti, L. M. (1992). Environmental attitudes: 20 years of change. Journal of Environmental Education, 24, 1, 15-26.
Examined individuals' willingness to make personal sacrifices and give up material goods to benefit the environment. A study conducted of 1,500 college students in 1990 compared a…

Communicating about Environmental Risks: How the Public Uses and Perceives Information Sources

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McCallum, D.B., Hammond, S. L. & Covello, V. T. (1991). Communicating about environmental risks: How the public uses and perceives information sources. Health Education Quarterly, 18, 3, 349-361.
Examined environmental risk communication as a community-based public health issue in 6 communities prior to the implementation of national community right-to-know legislation. 3,…

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