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Visitor Perceptions of the Outcomes of Personal Interpretation in Alberta's Provincial Parks
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Cook, Katelynn J.; Hvenegaard, Glen T.; Halpenny, Elizabeth A. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
Park managers use personal interpretation to achieve a variety of outcomes for park visitors and the natural environment. This project examines whether these outcomes are achieved, the factors influencing how the outcomes are achieved, and the overlap among these factors across the outcomes. Based on interviews with visitors in three Alberta…
Descriptors: Parks, Informal Education, Learning Processes, Attitude Change
How Do Wisconsin Environmental Educators Perceive a Potential, Professional Certification for Individual Environmental Educators?
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Gharis, Laurie; Franzen, Rebecca L.; Liddicoat, Kendra; Remington, Taylor N. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2020
The North American Association for Environmental Education encourages state environmental education associations to develop professional certifications for individual environmental educators. To understand perceptions in Wisconsin, the authors distributed an online survey. Survey questions encompassed participant demographics; certification…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Certification
Preaching to the Converted? Designing Wildlife Gardening Programs to Engage the Unengaged
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Shaw, Amy E.; Miller, Kelly K. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
If wildlife gardening programs wish to maximize their contribution to the biodiversity of their area, they need to be recruiting individuals who would not have undertaken wildlife activities of their own accord. This study sought to assess which program features equate to the most success in recruiting previously unengaged members. Providing site…
Descriptors: Wildlife, Gardening, Program Development, Plants (Botany)