ERIC Number: EJ765311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Mar
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Frequency of College Students' Night-Sky Watching Behaviors
Kelly, William E.; Kelly, Kathryn E.; Batey, Jason
College Student Journal, v40 n1 p166-168 Mar 2006
College students (N = 112) completed the Noctcaelador Inventory, a measure of psychological attachment to the night-sky, and estimated various night-sky watching related activities: frequency and duration of night-sky watching, astro-tourism, ownership of night-sky viewing equipment, and attendance of observatories or planetariums. The results indicated that a substantial percentage of the sample (62.5%) purposefully looked the night-sky at least once per week. An average of 19.6% indicated engaging in some form of astro-tourism, owning night-sky viewing equipment (i.e., telescopes), and attendance of planetariums or observatories. All variables were significantly related to scores on the Noctcaelador Inventory.
Descriptors: College Students, Astronomy, Student Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Laboratory Equipment, Recreational Facilities, Tourism, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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