Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Environmental Attitude of High School Students

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Bradley, J.C., Waliczek, T. M. & Zajicek, J. M. (1999). Relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude of high school students. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 3, 17-21.
Assessed 475 high school students' environmental knowledge and attitudes before and after exposure to a 10-day environmental science course. Questionnaire results indicate signifi…

Adverse Health Experiences, Environmental Attitudes, and Pesticide Usage Behavior of Farm Operators

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Lichtenberg, E. & Zimmerman, R. (1999). Adverse health experiences, environmental attitudes, and pesticide usage behavior of farm operators . Risk Analysis, 19, 2, 283-294.
Examined whether farmers who have had adverse health experiences believed to be associated with pesticides are more likely to have heightened concerns and therefore take greater p…

Models of Students' Thinking Concerning the Greenhouse Effect and Teaching Implications

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Koulaidis, V. & Christidou, V. (1999). Models of students' thinking concerning the Greenhouse Effect and teaching implications. Science Education, 83, 5, 559-576.
Individual, semistructured interviews were used to study 40 primary school students' (ages between 11 and 12 years) conceptions concerning the greenhouse effect. Analysis of the d…

Development of the Survey of Environmental Issue Attitudes

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Schindler, F. H. (1999). Development of the survey of environmental issue attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 3, 12-16.
Developed the Survey of Environmental Issue Attitudes to measure the environmental issue attitudes of community college students. Emotion evoking statements were collected from st…

Values as Predictors of Environmental Attitudes: Evidence for Consistency Across 14 Countries

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Schultz, P. W. & Zelezny, L. (1999). Values as predictors of environmental attitudes: Evidence for consistency across 14 countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 19, 3, 255-265.
Presents the results from a multinational study of the relationship between values and environmental attitudes. Data were obtained from 2,160 college students in 14 countries in E…

Ecological Behavior, Environmental Attitude, and Feelings of Responsibility for the Environment

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Kaiser, F. G., Ranney, M., Hartig, T. & Bowler, P. A. (1999). Ecological behavior, environmental attitude, and feelings of responsibility for the environment. European Psychologist, 4, 2, 59-74.
Rational-choice theories insufficiently explain behaviors that are at least partially moral, such as ecological behavior. The present paper establishes an expanded rational-choice…

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 …

The Influence of Attitude Priming and Social Responsibility on the Valuation of Environmental Public Goods Using Paired Comparisons

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Clarke, A. & Bell, P. A., Peterson, G. L. (1999). The influence of attitude priming and social responsibility on the valuation of environmental public goods using paired comparisons. Environment and Behavior, 31, 6, 838-857.
Examined contextual influences (social responsibility and persuasive priming) on paired comparison assessment of the value of environmental public goods. 460 19-50 yr old college …

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 …

Cultural Theory and Individual Perceptions of Environmental Risks

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Steg, L. & Sievers, I. (2000). Cultural theory and individual perceptions of environmental risks. Environment and Behavior, 32, 2, 250-269.
Understanding differences in environmental risk perception and risk judgments might facilitate the development of effective environmental risk management strategies, including ris…

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