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Environmental Attitude Survey of University Students: 1971 vs. 1981.
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Thompson, John C., Jr.; Gasteiger, Edgar L. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1985
Compares survey findings from 1971 and 1981 on university student perceptions and attitudes on environmental/energy questions. Five major categories were assessed and significant differences were observed between the surveys. A more materialistic lifestyle with less concern for environmental issues and concerns was indicated in the 1981 survey.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Conservation (Environment), Energy Education
Environmental Attitudes and Preferences for Energy Resource Options.
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Jackson, Edgar L. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1985
Examines relationships between aspects of perceptions of energy resource options and attitudes to the environment, technology, and the quality of life. Survey results suggest that preferences for a decentralized soft energy path were stated by students expressing an "ecocentric" worldview while "technocentrists" opted for a…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Psychology and Ecology: Beliefs in Technology and the Diffusion of Ecological Responsibility.
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Borden, Richard J. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1985
Compared attitudes of individuals who engage in such environmentally responsible activities as recycling, energy conservation, or consumer boycotting. Results show that personal commitment to environmentally corrective behaviors is importantly determined by the person's evaluative response to widely publicized environmental topics. Theoretical and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
Changing Energy End-Use Patterns as a Means of Reducing Global-Warming Trends.
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Dresner, Marion – Journal of Environmental Education, 1990
A simulation game was used in an attempt to change undergraduates' behavior and attitudes toward energy conservation. Social influence was found to be correlated significantly with experimental treatment. Participants showed an increase in favorable attitudes toward activism and political efficacy, and exhibited a greater likelihood of taking…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, College Science, Conservation (Environment), Educational Games
Definitional Problems for Environmental Education and Geographic Education.
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Pemberton, Dixie Ann – Journal of Environmental Education, 1989
Discussed are the history and relationship between environmental education and geographic education. Stressed are definitional problems, social processes, differences, perspectives, and transfer between the two disciplines. Collaborative efforts are proposed. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education, Educational Cooperation
What Research Says to the Educator. Part Two: Environmental Education and the Affective Domain.
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Iozzi, Louis A. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1989
In this second part of an article on affective research in environmental education, nine recommendations for the improvement of environmental education in the affective domain are provided. A four-step approach is stressed. Listed are 15 references. (CW)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, College Science, Conservation (Environment)
Teaching the Dilemmas of Commons Property Management Using the Commons Game.
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Kirts, Carla A.; Tumeo, Mark A. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1991
Reports results of a survey of 36 college students who played the Commons Game. This game was developed to illustrate the behavioral patterns, complexities, and frustrations involved in management of commons resources, cited as a major concern for future generations. (10 references) (MCO)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education, Educational Games