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Smith, J. Rachel; Witherington, Blair; Heimlich, Joe E.; Lindborg, Rebekah J.; Neidhardt, Emily; Savage, Anne – Environmental Education Research, 2019
To understand both immediate and longer-term effects of a short duration, interpretive wildlife tourism program, we studied responses from participants in a sea turtle watch program. This program comprised an interpretive presentation followed by an opportunity to view a nesting loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). We conducted 37 programs in…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Wildlife, Tourism, Program Effectiveness
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Fraser, John; Gupta, Rupanwita; Krasny, Marianne E. – Environmental Education Research, 2015
Since the 1980s, scholars have suggested that environmental education (EE) has a "definitional problem" represented by a multiplicity of perspectives that have critically impacted its discourse, practices, and outcomes. This study sought to investigate how North American EE practitioners from backgrounds ranging from formal and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teacher Attitudes, Urban Areas, Conservation (Environment)
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Diehl, David C.; Swenson, Shelley E.; Wente, Jessica N. – Journal of Extension, 2012
This article presents the evaluation of the Sustainable Big Bend Green Living Expo and Education Fair, which targets participants with a variety of learning opportunities. Evaluation was carried out using onsite surveys along with follow-up surveys and phone interviews. Results indicate that a 1-day sustainability event is a meaningful way to…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Science Fairs, Environmental Education, Interviews
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers