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ERIC Number: EJ478303
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
How Do High School Students Perceive Global Climatic Change: What Are Its Manifestations? What Are Its Origins? What Corrective Action Can Be Taken?
Boyes, Edward; And Others
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v2 n4 p541-57 Dec 1993
The most general conclusion from analyzing 702 high school students' answers to questionnaires is that many students confuse different major environmental problems, particularly global warming and ozone-layer depletion. There is also a student linking of radioactive contamination, acid rain, and biodiversity reduction. (PR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Environmental Education, Global Warming, High School Students, High Schools, Misconceptions, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ozone Depletion