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Environmental Health Promotion at a National Science Festival: An Experiential-Education Based Approach
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Duxbury, Theodore; Bradshaw, Karen; Khamanga, Sandile; Tandlich, Roman; Srinivas, Sunitha – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2020
To increase individual and communal environmental health awareness through an experiential-education project. A computer-based pre- and postintervention quiz; an educational poster; an interactive board game; and a take-home information leaflet were utilized for a school learners-centered health promotion exhibit at a National Science Festival in…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Natural Resources
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
Empirical Evidence in Support of a Research-Informed Water Conservation Education Program
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Thompson, Ruthanne; Serna, Victoria Faubion – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
Based on results from a 2008 research study of regional citizen knowledge concerning watershed issues, a water conservation education program was designed and implemented. Findings from the initial study demonstrated program success as evidenced by knowledge gain and willingness to "commit" to water saving behaviors in 94% of students. A…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Water, Knowledge Level, Environmental Education
Seeding Social Norms about Energy Conservation among Girl Scouts
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Bernstein, Debra; Puttick, Gillian – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
Three studies examined whether a social norm message (SNM) to Girl Scouts who had completed an energy conservation program would impact behavior and attitudes. Studies 1 and 2 were conducted with girls recently completing the program, study 3 was conducted with girls completing the program one year earlier. Results suggest that the SNM may impact…
Descriptors: Females, Youth Programs, Energy Conservation, Social Attitudes
Social Marketing for the Environment: An Assessment of Theory and Practice
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Takahashi, Bruno – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2009
Social marketing has emerged in the last decades as a popular behavior change approach. Its application has produced mixed results, but the noticeable increase in its application in the environmental arena calls for an assessment of its development. This study presents an analysis of such development in both theory and practice. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Program Effectiveness, Marketing, Behavior Change
Early Childhood Environmental Education: A Hong Kong Example
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Lee, John Chi-Kin; Ma, William Hing Tong – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
This article describes a university-kindergarten partnership project with teachers in four kindergartens to participate in four three-hour workshops and then to develop their own school-based environmental programs. The four teaching themes of the programs were Animals, Plants, Food and Green Angels. In each kindergarten, a core group of staff was…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten