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Publication Date: 2018
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Nationwide Perceptions of US Green School Practices: Implications for Reform and Research
Wee, Bryan; Mason, Hillary; Abdilla, Jason; Lupardus, Randi
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, v27 n4 p283-294 2018
This study explored educators' perceptions of green school practices in the USA using an online survey to address the larger issue of what it means to be "green" in an educational context. A total of 93 green schools from 27 states in the USA returned a completed survey. SPSS was used to analyze educators' perceptions of green school practices based on the following variables: public school governance (regular/charter schools), setting (urban/suburban/rural), experience (number of years operating as a green school), and survey scores (educators' perceptions implementing a set of green school core practices). We found a positive relationship between survey score and experience. There was also a significant difference in survey scores between regular and charter schools. However, there were no significant differences between survey scores from urban, suburban, or rural schools. Implications for education reform in the USA and future research directions are discussed.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Environmental Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Ecology, Educational Environment, Charter Schools, Public Schools, Curriculum Implementation, Systems Approach, Benchmarking, Educational Facilities Design, Well Being
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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