Dominican University of California
Factors That Explain Third and Fourth Grade Teachers' Decision to Teach Environmental Education in a Northern California District
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This study gives voice to 12 third and fourth grade teachers in a Northern California school district concerning the factors they believe contribute to their decisions to teach environmental education. Personal value for environmental education is the most dominant theme across the sample of interviewees. These teachers possess substantial knowledge about environmental topics, and generally perceive support for environmental education from administrators and students’ families. Some feel collegial support exists on grade level teams only, while others believe environmental education permeates school culture. Finally, these teachers express concern about environmental education’s fate due to factors such as teachers’ stress, time constraints, complacency, and emphasis on math and language arts test scores.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master's Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Education
- Year
- 2002
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Fenton, Rebecca
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholar.dominican.edu/education-print-theses/184
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.dominican.edu:education-print-theses-1183