ERIC Number: EJ866762
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-015X
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Promoting Education for Sustainability in a Vaishnava (Hindu) Community
Chauhan, Sheila; Rama das, Sita; Rita, Natalia; Haigh, Martin
Applied Environmental Education and Communication, v8 n2 p114-125 2009
Education for a sustainable future aspires to increase pro-environmental behavior. This evaluates a project designed to help a British Vaishnava congregation reduce their ecological footprint by linking "Karma to Climate Change." It employs a tented educational experience fielded at major Hindu Festivals. Participants are guided through a linked series of spiritual and environmental exhibits, a questionnaire, and a reflective discussion, then encouraged to pledge to change one aspect of their life. Analyses of pledges from the 2007 Janmashtami Festival reveal a desire to improve on actions already initiated and to add small, easily achievable changes. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Exhibits, Climate, Sustainable Development, Educational Experience, Ecology, Evaluation, Questionnaires, Consciousness Raising, Foreign Countries, Spiritual Development, Religion, Reflection
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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