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Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge, and Alternative Conceptions of Primary School Children in Greece
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Direct linkMalandrakis, Georgios; Chatzakis, Stergios – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
In this study the environmental attitudes, knowledge, and alternative conceptions of 281 primary school children from 5th and 6th grade, ages 10-12 years were explored. Low knowledge scores, indicate a substantial lack of knowledge on basic environmental issues, while attitude scores were relatively high. Children's environmental attitudes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Concept Formation, Student Attitudes
Felix, Lisa; Johnson, Bruce – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
Little research exists describing what teachers do with new experiences and knowledge after participating in environmental learning programs and the students return back to the classroom This qualitative study aimed to fill this gap by examining and describing the follow-through implemented by teachers after their classes participated in the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Followup Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Educational Practices
Spence, Elizabeth; Wright, Tarah; Castleden, Heather – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
The increasing importance of formal environmental education underscores a teacher's role in the development of knowledge, attitudes, and actions toward nature. This qualitative study explores how a cohort of sixth grade teachers (18) in Nova Scotia conceptualize environmental education and perceive teaching challenges. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Environmental Education
Covitt, Beth A. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
An evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Foundation's environmental education programs provides context for this study exploring the role of student self-determination in service-learning. Research questions include (1) How do self-determination-related characteristics of service-learning programs affect students' attitudes toward service-learning (ASL),…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Graduation Requirements, Service Learning
Van Bressem, Marie-Francoise; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; Geysen, Karen; Onton, Karina; Vega, Diana; Chavez-Lisambart, Laura; Van Waerebeek, Koen – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
To complement legislative measures protecting cetaceans and other marine animals, the Peruvian Centre for Cetacean Research in the period 1993-2000 implemented an environmental education program at the kindergartens, primary and high schools of several fishing towns and in Lima, Peru. This program included environmental classes based on selected…
Descriptors: Animals, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Museums
