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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Promoting Residential Renewable Energy via Peer-to-Peer Learning
Heiskanen, Eva; Nissilä, Heli; Tainio, Pasi
Applied Environmental Education and Communication, v16 n2 p105-116 2017
Peer-to-peer learning is gaining increasing attention in nonformal community-based environmental education. This article evaluates a novel modification of a concept for peer-to-peer learning about residential energy solutions (Open Homes). We organized collective "Energy Walks" visiting several homes with novel energy solutions and engaging people beyond those with a serious renovation project. We evaluated the intervention in terms of individual, network-centric, and institutional learning outcomes. Learning outcomes were observed on all these levels. We argue that this form of peer-to-peer learning builds capacity for sustainable action in the community by supporting discussion and reflection, rather than merely social learning as modeling.
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Teaching Methods, Energy Education, Energy Management, Power Technology, Intervention, Community Education, Formative Evaluation, Observation, Learning Motivation, Participant Satisfaction, Social Networks, Independent Study, Institutional Characteristics, Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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