ERIC Number: EJ1192560
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-015X
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Will They Leave What They Find? The Efficacy of a Leave No Trace Education Program for Youth
Schwartz, Forrest; Taff, B. Derrick; Lawhon, Ben; Hodge, Camilla; Newman, Peter; Will, Ellen
Applied Environmental Education and Communication, v17 n4 p299-309 2018
The authors explored the influences of a youth-focused Leave No Trace educational program on participants' attitudes, behaviors, and nature connectedness. The study employed an experimental, equivalent control-group design and included survey and direct observation measures. Pretest and posttest surveys provided self-report measures of attitudes and nature connectedness, while direct observations examined participants' behavior toward keeping or leaving objects found in nature. Participants who received the PEAK educational program reported positive attitude changes above and beyond participants who did not receive the program, and left found objects more often than those in the control group.
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Student Attitudes, Natural Resources, Ecology, Youth Programs, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Outdoor Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Grade 5
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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