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Rural-Urban Differences in Environmental Knowledge and Actions.
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Arcury, Thomas A.; Christianson, Eric Howard – Journal of Environmental Education, 1993
Examined environmental characteristic differences between a stratified sample of 624 Kentucky River Basin rural and urban residents. No significant differences were found in individual's environmental world views, concern, knowledge, and actions, but differences were found by education and income. Recommends promoting population equity to ensure…
Descriptors: Demography, Environmental Education, Knowledge Level, Rural Population
The New Environmental Paradigm Scale.
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Albrecht, Don; And Others – Journal of Environmental Education, 1982
Reports the reliability, validity, and unidimensionality of New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale, an instrument designed to measure how people feel about nature. Based on statewide samples of farmers (N=348) and metropolitan residents (N=407) of Iowa, the NEP was determined to be valid, reliable, and multidimensional, measuring three distinct…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Environmental Education, Questionnaires, Rural Farm Residents