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Children's Environmental Attitude and Knowledge Scale: Construction and Validation

Frank C. Leeming Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, USA
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William O. Dwyer Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, USA
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Bruce A. Bracken Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, USA
Pages 22-31 | Published online: 15 Jul 2010
 
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Abstract

In this article, the construction and validation of an environmental attitude and knowledge scale designed for children are described. The scale fills a need, expressed by several writers in environmental education, for a research instrument that has sound psychometric properties, can be used in a variety of research settings, and will allow comparisons of results across studies.

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