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Gould, Rachelle K.; Ardoin, Nicole M.; Thomsen, Jennifer M.; Wyman Roth, Noelle – Environmental Education Research, 2019
Decades of research emphasize that information alone rarely influences environmental behavior. We addressed the question of, "what, then, does influence environmental behavior?" by asking more specifically: what factors mediate the relationship between learning about environmentally related issues and engaging in environmentally related…
Descriptors: Correlation, Environmental Education, Leisure Time, Case Studies
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Breunig, Mary; Russell, Constance – Environmental Education Research, 2020
A survey of alumni of two longstanding interdisciplinary secondary school environmental studies programs revealed that the vast majority of alumni reported being engaged in pro-environmental behaviours, which they attributed to participation in the programs five to twenty-three years prior. That finding in itself is worth sharing. Digging deeper,…
Descriptors: Feminism, Environmental Education, Rural Schools, Neoliberalism
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Newman, Todd P.; Fernandes, Ronald – Environmental Education Research, 2016
The associations between social and psychological influences and environmental attitudes, intentions and behavior have generated considerable interest, both in the fields of environmental behavior and of environmental education. We use the 2010 General Social Survey (GSS) to study these associations and expand the scope of earlier studies by…
Descriptors: Surveys, Correlation, Environment, Intention
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Goldman, Daphne; Pe'er, Sara; Yavetz, Bela – Environmental Education Research, 2017
Youth-movements in Israel are non-formal organizations that educate for social and political involvement and provide a broad platform for youth involvement in the community. This study explored the question: does the social activism of adolescents who both elect for membership in youth movements and a leadership role of instructing younger members…
Descriptors: Activism, Literacy, Self Efficacy, Environment
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Gotch, Chad; Hall, Troy – Environmental Education Research, 2004
The Theory of Reasoned Action has proven to be a valuable tool for predicting and understanding behavior and, as such, provides a potentially important basis for environmental education program design. This study used a Theory of Reasoned Action approach to examine a unique type of behavior (nature-related activities) and a unique population…
Descriptors: Program Design, Behavior Modification, Norms, Behavior Patterns
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Brody, Samuel D.; Ryu, Hyung-Cheal – Environmental Education Research, 2006
While university-level education is increasingly recognized as an important component of sustainable approaches to development, little empirical research has been done on the impact of sustainability education on student behavior. This study relies on an evidence-based research approach to better understand how graduate coursework on sustainable…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Sustainable Development, Graduate Study, Environmental Education