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ERIC Number: EJ543358
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Along the Rio Negro: Brazilian Children's Environmental Views and Values.
Howe, Daniel C.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v32 n6 p979-87 Nov 1996
Interviews with fifth graders living in rural and urban parts of the Brazilian Amazon region revealed that children were aware of environmental problems, believed that throwing garbage into the Rio Negro harmed the environment and violated a moral obligation, cared about environmental harm, and supported conservation of the Amazon rain forest. (BC)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Conservation (Environment), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Moral Issues, Moral Values, Rainforests, Student Attitudes, Value Judgment, Water Pollution
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Amazon Basin; Brazil; Environmental Attitudes; Environmental Problems; Moral Reasoning