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Environmental Education Research Volume 12, 2006 - Issue 3-4: Researching education and the environment: retrospect and prospect
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Research methods to investigate significant life experiences: review and recommendations

Reprinted from Environmental Education Research (1998) 4(4), pp. 383–397

Louise Chawla Whitney Young College, Kentucky State University, USA
Pages 359-374 | Published online: 21 Nov 2006
 
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Abstract

This article reviews different research approaches to understanding the significant experiences that influence people’s environmental concern and behaviour, with an emphasis on identifying the strengths and weaknesses of existing studies. It also reviews relevant findings regarding the validity of autobiographical memory, as memory is the medium which selects and interprets the significant events reported to researchers. The review notes promising new directions in recent studies, but makes several concrete suggestions regarding how researchers in this field can refine existing methods and broaden their approaches.

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