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Early Adolescents' Perceptions of Relative Risk from 10 Societal and Environmental Hazards.
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Riechard, Donald E.; McGarrity, Jean – Journal of Environmental Education, 1994
In this exploratory study, perceptions of relative risk held by 120 early adolescents (11-14 years) were examined for 10 hazards: wild animals, fire, nuclear energy, pollution, storms, war, car accidents, people, no food, and drugs. Dissonance was found between perceptions of risk and computed risk associated with factual data. (LZ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Environment
Environmental Issues: Cornell Students' Willingness to Take Action, 1990.
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Gigliotti, Larry M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1994
In this article, the relative importance to university students of various environmental issues and the acceptability of potential solutions or tradeoffs necessary for attaining environmental benefits was explored. The study found that students' willingness to accept various solutions or tradeoffs can be expected to vary greatly. (LZ)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Perceptions of Control over Social Outcomes and Student Behavior
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Bradley, Robert; Teeter, Thomas A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Locus of control and classroom behavior data were gathered from 223 randomly selected junior/senior high school students. Results showed moderate positive correlation between internality and both considerate and task-oriented behavior. The strongest relationship observed was between perceptions about the teacher's control over negative outcomes…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction Process Analysis