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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"environmental literacy"”.
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Evaluating environmental literacy among Surrey BC secondary students
For decades, environmental education (EE) has been underrepresented in the education system, particularly at the secondary school level. By using a survey, this project sought an understanding of the environmental behaviours, attitudes, opinions, and knowledge of 93 Grade 12 students from five …
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Evaluation of environmental literacy of pre-service teachers in New Zealand
Environmental education (EE) has been recognized as a vital tool that could help to alleviate the prevailing environmental and sustainability issues facing our world today. One of the goals of environmental education (EE) has been recognized as the development of environmental literacy (EL). The …
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The City in Mind: Environmental Literacy and Adaptation in Nineteenth-Century British Literature
… one that recognized the individual will and environmental influence not as antithetical but as dialectical forces in the formation of the self. The concept of an externally negotiated subject challenges both the inward and socially determined conceptions of self that have dominated the …
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The effect of trade books on the environmental literacy of 11th and 12th graders in aquatic science.
The purpose of this study was to compare the environmental literacy of 11th and 12th graders who participated in an eighteen-week environmental education program using trade books versus 11th- and 12th-graders who participated in an eighteen-week, traditional environmental education program without …
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A Case Study Of Elementary Teachers' Conceptions Of Environmental Literacy In Relationship To A Tall Grass Prairie Restoration Project
… seven elementary teachers' conceptions of environmental literacy in relationship to a tall grass prairie restoration project and to explore ways in which the tall grass prairie restoration project for third grade contributed to enhancing educational learning experiences. The research …
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Environmental Literacy of Seventh-day Adventist Teachers in the Parochial Schools of the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
… In the United States, there is an environmental literacy problem. Americans possess limited knowledge about the environment and environmental issues, and they display limited positive action regarding the environment in which they live. Moreover, there is a debate whether a …
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Linking GIS, youth environmental literacy, and city government functions to define and catalyze community heat resilience planning in Roanoke, VA
Statistics show that chronic heat exposure and extreme heat waves are the leading cause of death amongst natural disasters in urban spaces across the United States, outpacing the likes of more notable phenomena such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Heat in urban spaces is not distributed …
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Investigating the links between lesson characteristics, student engagement, and outcomes at a residential environmental education program
… student engagement, self-determination, and environmental literacy outcomes at a residential environmental education (EE) program. I developed a novel methodology using observations of 81 lessons at the study site to isolate the characteristics hypothesized to influence student engagement, …
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PICTURING PERCEPTION: HOW THE ENVIRONMENT IS PORTRAYED IN POPULAR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
… readers. Through a philosophy grounded in environmental criticism—a framework that explores how humans imagine our environment through literature—this thesis analyzes 40 popular children’s picture books for their portrayal of the environment in support of environmental literacy—the outcome …
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Towards an environmental education programme for the training of primary school teachers
… the design, implementation and evaluation of an Environmental Education programme intended for teacher training. The programme was implemented over a twelve-week period with a group of nineteen final year students at the Johannesburg College of Education. The programme has two main aims: 1) the …
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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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Assessing the influence of preparation and follow-up on student outcomes associated with environmental education field trips
… classroom experiences and the outcomes of environmental education (EE) field trips, including environmental literacy, 21st century skills, positive youth development, satisfaction, and self-reported behavior change. Surveys with both students and their school teachers who attended over 300 …
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Narratives of nature : television's storyline and preschool viewers' accounts
… television. This study investigated the environmental content in both the television programming for preschool children and in the personal narratives of this viewing audience. Cultivation studies suggest the lack of environmental content on television, coupled with heavy viewing …
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Environmental education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Hidden curriculum, informal learning of Pro-environmental Values
… (KPU) campuses influences students’ pro-environmental behaviour and ideas. The study aims to make the invisible visible. A phenomenographic approach involved interviewing 14 KPU students, individually, to collect their perceptions of pro-environmental examples on campus, and potential …
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An Evaluation of the Effect of the Fynbos for the Future Programme on Learners Environmental Attitudes at Three Schools in the Western Cape
… influence of Greenpop's “Fynbos for the Future” Environmental Education (EE) programme on learner's knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards the environment. Although there is vast research on environmental importance and EE programmes specifically, there is very little within the context of …
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Differentiated use and value of river and riparian ecosystem services and local perspectives on future safeguarding: A case study of the upper Mutale sub-catchment, Limpopo River Basin, South Africa
… groups and resource users—despite acknowledging environmental decline—seemed only aware of grey infrastructure rather than nature-based solutions, despite being presented with some nature-based options. In contrast, local teachers were one core group that advocated for a focus on restoring and …
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Curriculum Studies Gone Wild: Bioregional Education and the Scholarship of Sustainability
… are investigated with a focus on advancing environmental sensitivity and place consciousness. More specifically, I inquire into the potentialities of embracing what I call a bioregional ecocurriculum for sustainability within the field of curriculum studies. I argue that curriculum studies …
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Integration of Environmental Education into the mathematics curriculum of selected Zambian Basic and High Schools of Lusaka District
Environmental problems at the global, regional and local levels have been escalating at such a rapid rate in the last few decades that they have emerged as a major concern for the international community, particularly the educational planners and curriculum developers. The underlying objective of …
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Integration of Environmental Education into the mathematics curriculum of selected Zambian Basic and High Schools of Lusaka District
Environmental problems at the global, regional and local levels have been escalating at such a rapid rate in the last few decades that they have emerged as a major concern for the international community, particularly the educational planners and curriculum developers. The underlying objective of …
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Evaluation of the performance, quality, and effectiveness of environmental impact assessment in Namibia
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become an important environmental management tool used in planning and decision-making since the 1970s. However, its effectiveness has come under scrutiny in developing countries, where systems are often copied from developed countries with minimal …
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