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Ferreira, Johanna G. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
This paper reflects on the efficacy of the "kids-in-parks" program offered by various national parks in South Africa. Through transformative research, the objectives of the program are reviewed to facilitate future program assessment. Transformative research requires the use of mixed methods; qualitative input was gained from national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Place Based Education, Parks, Environmental Education
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Camou-Guerrero, Andrés; Rodríguez Sánchez, Armando; Ruiz-Mallén, Isabel; Estrada-Torres, Arturo; Martínez Gómez, Margarita – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
This article analyzes the knowledge and attitudes of high school students regarding the temperate mountain forest of La Malinche National Park, Tlaxcala, Mexico, before and after the implementation of the science communication program called "Los Tesoros de La Malinche" (The Treasures of La Malinche). The assessment included drawings,…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Communication Strategies, Science Education, Foreign Countries
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Ferreira, J. G. – South African Journal of Education, 2014
This article considers the possible contribution of the "kids in parks" programme offered at Golden Gate Highlands National Park to the professional development of teachers. Focus group interviews were held with teachers who participated in the programme, and an interview with open-ended questions was held with a learning facilitator…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Focus Groups, Interviews
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Burnett, Edmund; Sills, Erin; Peterson, M. Nils; DePerno, Christopher – Environmental Education Research, 2016
Environmental and conservation education programs are commonly offered in the rapidly expanding network of protected areas in developing countries. There have been few evaluations of these programs and their impacts on participants. At Serra Malagueta Natural Park in Cape Verde, we assessed changes in environmental knowledge, opinions, and…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Parks, Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness
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Meydan, Ali – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
The aim of this project is to define the importance of 12-day ecology-based education training upon integration with nature and understanding the human-ecosystem relationship. In accordance with this purpose, there has been collected some survey data interviewing with the participants of "Lake Beysehir National Park and Ecology-based Nature…
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Adult Education, Parks
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Biasutti, Michele – Environmental Education Research, 2015
This paper presents the framework of an intensive programme (IP) organised by UNESCO and addressed to young graduate professionals to prepare them for a career in fields related to sustainability. The aims of the IP were to address participants' environmental awareness and to develop attitudes and skills related to environmental planning and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education, Learning Activities
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Stern, Marc J.; Powell, Robert B.; Ardoin, Nicole M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2008
The authors explored the influences of 3- and 5-day residential environmental education programs at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (TN) on participants' connections with nature, environmental stewardship, interest in learning and discovery, and awareness of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and biodiversity. The authors found…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Parks, Biodiversity, Retention (Psychology)
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Shively, Carol A. – Legacy, 1995
This address given to the Division of Interpretation, Yellowstone National Park, Interpretive Training, June 1993, examines successes and failures in interpretive programs for adults and children in light of Tilden's principles. (LZ)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Environmental Education, Environmental Interpretation, Parks
Riddle, Gordon – Environmental Education, 1995
Describes key elements that have contributed to the success of programs at Culzean Castle and Country Park in Scotland. Fundamental to these successes was the philosophy that students be provided with practical experience in subjects to complement work being undertaken at school. Close liaisons with local educators, well-organized visit…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Interpretation
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Morgan, J. Mark; Absher, James; Sutherland, Dave; Loudon, Bob – Journal of Interpretation Research, 1997
Examines the abilities of adult and youth naturalists to promote cognitive and affective changes in forest recreationists. Interpreters at campfire talks and trail hikes were successful in accomplishing stated objectives. Youth naturalists were as effective as adults on several, but not all, performance measures. Contains 21 references. (PVD)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Conservation Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education