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Developing Interventions to Change Recycling Behaviors: A Case Study of Applying Behavioral Science
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Gainforth, Heather L.; Sheals, Kate; Atkins, Lou; Jackson, Richard; Michie, Susan – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) are frameworks that can be used to develop recycling interventions. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the utility of these frameworks for developing recycling interventions. 20 semistructured interviews with university building users were analyzed using the TDF and…
Descriptors: Recycling, Behavior Change, Conservation (Environment), Intention
"I Used to Be Wild": Adolescent Perspectives on the Influence of Family, Peers, School, and Neighborhood on Positive Behavioral Transition
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Animosa, Lydia Honesty; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Cheng, Tina L. – Youth & Society, 2018
Public health practice involving adolescents is largely focused on preventing or delaying the initiation of risk behavior. However, given the experimental and exploratory nature of this developmental period, this is often impractical. This article focuses on behavioral transitions and the ways in which youth involved in risk behaviors shift to…
Descriptors: Interviews, Urban Youth, Urban Areas, Adolescent Development
From Reproduction to Construction: Bhutanese Higher Education Students' Attitudes towards Learning
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Stacy, Ivan; Bennett, Cathryn B. – Cogent Education, 2017
The rationale for the study is the developing state of Bhutanese higher education, and Bhutanese students' current tendency to employ reproductive learning strategies. This research therefore aims to determine whether using non-linear, semi-autonomous learning activities encourages Bhutanese students to adopt constructivist attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Student Attitudes, Writing Assignments
How Does Mindfulness Training Change the Narratives of Young People Identified as Having Behavioural Difficulties? An Exploratory Study
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Ardern, Catherine – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2016
Previous research investigating the use of Mindfulness as an intervention has generally taken a quantitative approach, focusing on outcomes rather than processes. The purpose of this research was to develop an understanding of how and why Mindfulness training might influence young people. The study explored the changes in narratives that occur in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Behavior Problems, Behavior Change, Intervention
High-Ability Students' Perspectives on an Affective Curriculum in a Diverse, University-Based Summer Residential Enrichment Program
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Jen, Enyi; Gentry, Marcia; Moon, Sidney M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate how high-ability students experienced their participation in an affective curriculum through small-group discussions in a diverse, university-based, summer enrichment program for talented youth. The investigation included two closely related studies. The first study included 77 high-ability students…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Student Participation, Small Group Instruction, Group Discussion
Life-Cycle Thinking in Inquiry-Based Sustainability Education--Effects on Students' Attitudes towards Chemistry and Environmental Literacy
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Juntunen, Marianne; Aksela, Maija – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2013
The aim of the present study is to improve the quality of students' environmental literacy and sustainability education in chemistry teaching by combining the socio-scientific issue of life-cycle thinking with inquiry-based learning approaches. This case study presents results from an inquiry-based life-cycle thinking project: an interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Chemistry, Literacy, Sustainability