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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Environmental knowledge"”.
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Co-producing Environmental Knowledge with Community Stakeholders
… problems requires the co-production of environmental knowledge. Co-production focuses on the socio-ecological contexts and knowledge forms of diverse actors in iterative dialogue to collectively generate new knowledge and practices relevant to societal challenges and decision-making. …
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Missouri Stream Team Program: Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes
… objectives of this study were to document the environmental attitudes and knowledge gained by an experimental group that participated in the Missouri Stream Team program compared to a control group that was not involved. The null hypothesis was that there would be no significant difference in …
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A Comparative Study of Selected Georgia Elementary Principals' Perceptions of Environmental Knowledge
… study sought to establish baseline data on environmental knowledge, opinions, and perceptions of elementary principals and to make comparisons based on academic success rankings of schools and to national results. Underlying the study was the premise that today's students need to be prepared …
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Congruence and meaning: the influence of consistency between urban form and activity upon environmental knowledge.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of City and Regional Planning. Thesis. 1967. Ph.D.
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Considering Efficacy of an Outdoor Environmental Education Program: Facilitating Elementary Students’ Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours
… how education can be used to encourage environmentally responsible behaviours. With these in mind, the current study identified an outdoor environmental education program incorporating these empirically supported interventions, and assessed its ability to influence environmental …
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Exploring the Glade: a Residential Program as a Transformational Factor on Environmental Knowledge, Attitude, and Action
One aim of environmental education is to promote responsible environmental behavior (REB). Residential environmental education programs provide students with non-formal, extended exposure to the outdoors and opportunities to develop confidence, knowledge, attitudes, and abilities. By enhancing …
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An examination of the impact of non-formal and informal learning on adult environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
The purpose of this research is to consider the environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, of adults in Minnesota, and possible factors that influence environmental literacy. Specifically, this study is designed to: (1) measure the environmental literacy of Minnesota adults, (2) explore …
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Environmental awareness in the workplace: a study of employees’ environmental knowledge, perception and behaviour from an individual and organisational perspective
The study attempts to assess employees’ environmental awareness at a personal and organisational level as well as their perception of their organisations’ environmental policies in order to propose a theoretical model on environmental awareness. The research focuses on employees’ knowledge, …
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Struggling against the Sea in Ban Khun Samut Chin: Environmental Knowledge, Community Identity and Livelihood Strategies in a Village Fighting Severe Coastal Erosion on the Gulf of Thailand
… frameworks from the fields of political ecology, environmental sociology, and sociology of the self and everyday life, the thesis demonstrates some interesting findings. Firstly, rather than passive victims of national economic development and ecological change, many members of the Ban Khun Samut …
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Relationships between middle childhood outdoor experiences and an adult individual's knowledge of the environment
… much nature in it anymore. Numerous studies in environmental education, environmental psychology, and conservation psychology show that the time children spend outdoors encourages healthy physical development, enriches creativity and imagination, and enhances classroom performance. Additional …
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Exploring Perspectives on Landscape and Language among Kaike Speakers in Dolpa, Nepal
… these peoples to transmit those aspects of their environmental knowledge systems which are embedded and expressed in their languages. The Kaike speakers of Tichurong in Dolpa, Nepal represent one of these endangered language communities, with approximately 800 speakers remaining. The purpose of …
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Exploring Perspectives on Landscape and Language among Kaike Speakers in Dolpa, Nepal
… these peoples to transmit those aspects of their environmental knowledge systems which are embedded and expressed in their languages. The Kaike speakers of Tichurong in Dolpa, Nepal represent one of these endangered language communities, with approximately 800 speakers remaining. The purpose of …
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The behavior of English and French Canadians towards the environment
… several variables, namely, attitudes, behaviors, environmental knowledge, differential values, individualism and collectivism, and demographics. Through the use of various multivariate methods we were able to come up with some interesting conclusions. The results indicated that although the French …
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The influence of culture on pro-environmental activities : comparing English, French and Italian Canadians
… several variables, namely, attitudes, behaviors, environmental knowledge, values, individualism/collectivism and demographics. The results indicated that although the English Canadians held more positive environmental attitudes and had higher level of environmental knowledge than Italian …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of an urban environmental education program for inner city children
This study measured gain in environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions during an environmental education program for inner city children. The ten-day day camp consisted of environmental education activities implemented at local community natural areas and more distant field trip …
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Achieving literacy in sustainability : shifting the paradigm for construction management education
… of buildings, the potential for slowing down environmental degradation could be significant. There is a significant body of academics that believes the education of undergraduate construction students who will be the construction professionals of the future, is the key to making the changes …
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Exploring Student's Perceptions of a Place-Responsive, Sustainability-Focused Expedition to Zanzibar and its Implications for Outdoor Education Practice.
… influenced participants’ sense of place, environmental knowledge, and concern. Amidst growing critiques of traditional adventure-based outdoor education, which often prioritises physical challenge over ecological engagement, this research explores an alternative approach that fosters …
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The Ghost Of Ravishment That Lingers In The Land: The Beginnings Of Environmentalism In Seraph On The Suwanee And Go Down, Moses
… and William Faulkner are recognized for their environmental writing. However, few scholars have acknowledged the sophisticated environmentalism present in Hurston's Seraph on the Suwanee and Faulkner's fictional depiction of Lafayette County in Go Down, Moses. This thesis seeks to prove that …
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Enhancing health campaigns through environmental education: a case of the ‘keep Zambia clean and healthy’ programme
… therefore, investigated the determinants of pro-environmental behaviour and the tools for behaviour enhancement among the general public in Zambia. The theoretical framework was informed by the Community-based Social Marketing Theory, the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Health Belief Model. A …
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