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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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School Children's Knowledge and Perceptions of Jaguars, Pumas, and Smaller Cats around a Mosaic of Protected Areas in the Western Brazilian Pantanal
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Porfirio, 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)
The Influence of a Statewide Green School Initiative on Student Achievement in K-12 Classrooms
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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
Fostering "Connectedness to Nature" through U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Education and Outreach Programming: A Qualitative Evaluation
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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
Perception of Pine Trees among Citizens of the Balearic Islands: Analysis and Description of Some Mistaken Ideas
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Sureda-Negre, Jaume; Catalan-Fernandez, Albert; Comas-Forgas, Ruben; Fagan, Geoffrey; Llabres-Bernat, Antonia – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2011
In this article, the authors analyze evidence regarding the dissemination of mistaken ideas concerning the presence and function of pine trees ("Pinus halepensis") in a Mediterranean archipelago: the Balearic Islands (Spain). The main errors concerning the natural vegetation that are disseminated among citizens by the forest management sector are…
Descriptors: Forestry, Foreign Countries, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
An Anthropocentric Approach to Saving Biodiversity: Kenyan Pupils' Attitudes towards Parks and Wildlife
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Ali, Ibrahim M. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
This study used an unobtrusive attitude survey and questionnaires to investigate Kenyan pupils' attitudes towards parks and wildlife. The positive attitudes found result from their understanding of the link between these resources and their own wellbeing. The sentiments about parks and wildlife expressed by the pupils are an extraction of the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Biodiversity, Foreign Countries, Wildlife
The Development and Implementation of Outdoor-Based Secondary School Integrated Programs
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Comishin, Kelly; Dyment, Janet E.; Potter, Tom G.; Russell, Constance L. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2004
Four teachers share the challenges they faced when creating and running outdoor-focused secondary school integrated programs in British Columbia, Canada. The five most common challenges were funding constraints, insufficient support from administrators and colleagues, time constraints, liability and risk management, and inadequate skills and…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teachers