Describes the development and validation of 20 survey items that measure environmental-issue attitudes. Measures demographics, ecological knowledge, and self-reported changes in behavior toward the environment. (Author/CCM)

Assesses high school students' environmental knowledge and attitudes using a questionnaire administered before and after exposure to a 10-day environmental-science course. (Author/CCM)

Compares two instructional methods (teacher-centered and student-centered) in a non-laboratory-based environmental-science course for college undergraduates. Students in constructivist classes performed significantly better on exams, rated the course higher, and participated more in campus and regional environmental support efforts than students…

Explores the results of a random phone survey of 300 small businesses in order to develop a pollution-prevention campaign. Results indicate that respondents understood the concept of pollution prevention and were taking steps to reduce their part in it. Businesses preferred to obtain their information from suppliers, publications, and other…

Surveys the attitudes of Iowans toward the use of treated sludge on farm lands. Responses were analyzed using stepwise regression to determine the attitude variance accounted for by various factors including trust, alienation, antitechnology, knowledge of sludge, knowledge of risk, and demographics. (Author/CCM)

Compares the effectiveness of educational interventions conducted in classroom and nontraditional settings in improving environmental behavior. Classroom interventions improved environmental behavior more effectively than interventions in nontraditional settings. (Author/CCM)

Explores interviews with environmentalists in Kentucky (n=30) and Norway (n=26) who represented a broad range of issues from wilderness protection to urban planning to determine the sources of their environmental commitment. (Author/CCM)

Studies attitudinal measures of science and the environment from the 1991 British Columbia Assessment of Science (BCAS). Examines the correlation of attitude toward science and attitude toward the environment. (Author/CCM)

Examines six residential programs in the upper Midwest to evaluate their effectiveness in fostering positive attitudes towards wildlife. Results indicate that students had significantly more positive attitudes towards wildlife after residential programs than they did after an in-class wildlife program. (Author/CCM)

Identifies the elements that contribute most to effective environment education. Finds that environmental educators believe that the framework provides a valid and useful representation of the major elements that contribute to successful environmental education. (Author/CCM)

Establishes whether students in a variety of educational environments differ in their attitudes toward nature and the environment. Identifies students' nature and environment-related activities and knowledge. (Author/CCM)

Reviews several classroom techniques. Presents examples to illustrate the use of authentic assessment at an ecology education center. Discusses issues such as the correlation of learning objectives and program content, development and scoring, and other considerations associated with the implementation of authentic assessment. (Author/CCM)

Assesses Mexican people's beliefs about human-environment relations using the New Environmental Paradigm-Human Exception Paradigm (NEP-HEP) scale. Results point to a more holistic view of human relations with the environment, in contrast to the dualistic vision of some western countries. (Author/CCM)

Finds that the term "environmental education" is finding decreasing support in the international community. Reviews reasons why environmental education's position is in peril. Offers a status report on the current criticisms and weaknesses of environmental education. (Author/CCM)

Discusses environmental education and the influence of politics on this field of study. Explores several criticisms of environmental education and tries to defend the field. (SAH)