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Direct linkPorfirio, Grasiela; Sarmento, Pedro; Fonseca, Carlos – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
Surveys to assess environmental knowledge are elementary tools to ensure successful environmental education. Felines are considered key components of the environment, acting as flagships for conservation. Nevertheless, they are threatened by loss of habitat, prey reductions, and poaching. In the mosaic of protected areas in the Brazilian Pantanal,…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Familiarity, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment)
Ghent, Cynthia; Trauth-Nare, Amy; Dell, Katie; Haines, Sarah – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
This study investigates the influence of Green School designation on students' achievement in state-mandated standardized tests. Data were gathered 3 years pre- and post-Green schools designation, from test pass rates in reading and mathematics for Grade 5 and Grade 8 students, and from mathematics, English language arts, and biology scores…
Descriptors: State Programs, Standardized Tests, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Theimer, Stefan; Ernst, Julie – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2012
Despite a recent increased emphasis on emotional connections to nature and their relationship to stewardship and health outcomes in the environmental education and other literature, there is a lack of understanding of what qualities of nature experiences actually influence emotional connections to nature, otherwise known as environmental…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Animals, Wildlife, Affective Behavior
Thompson, Ruthanne; Coe, Alice; Klaver, Irene; Dickson, Kenneth – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2011
Informed by the results of a baseline research study of regional citizen knowledge and understanding concerning watershed issues, a team of university faculty and classroom teachers designed and implemented a water conservation education program to address lacking areas of watershed knowledge. The authors developed age-appropriate, hands-on…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Conservation Education, Program Implementation
Jordan, Rebecca; Gray, Steven; Demeter, Marylee; Lui, Lei; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2009
Teaching ecological concepts in schools is important in promoting natural science and environmental education for young learners. Developing educational programs is difficult, however, because of complicated ecological processes operating on multiple levels, the unlimited nature of potential system interactions (given the openness of systems), and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Natural Sciences, Concept Formation
Schweitzer, Lisa A.; Marr, Linsey C.; Linford, John C.; Darby, Mary Ashburn – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2008
The transportation field has for many years been dominated by engineers and other technical specialists. This article describes the Sustainable Mobility Learning Lab (SMLL), a Web-based tool designed to support classroom and university outreach activities to help initiate a more inclusive, nontechnical discussion about the role of transportation…
Descriptors: Transportation, Learning Laboratories, Internet, Web Based Instruction
