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Environmental Education: What Went Wrong? What can be Done?

Pages 9-12 | Published online: 15 Jul 2010

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James Farmer, Doug Knapp & GregoryM. Benton. (2007) An Elementary School Environmental Education Field Trip: Long-Term Effects on Ecological and Environmental Knowledge and Attitude Development. The Journal of Environmental Education 38:3, pages 33-42.
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N.J. Smith-sebasto. (2001) Potential Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting Environmental Education Research: Quantitative Methods of Inquiry. The Journal of Environmental Education 33:1, pages 21-32.
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Kalay Mordock & MarianneE. Krasny. (2001) Participatory Action Research: A Theoretical and Practical Framework for EE. The Journal of Environmental Education 32:3, pages 15-20.
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Rachel Gurevitz. (2000) Affective Approaches to Environmental Education: Going beyond the Imagined Worlds of Childhood?. Ethics, Place & Environment 3:3, pages 253-268.
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Shih-Jang Hsu & RobertE. Roth. (1999) Predicting Taiwanese Secondary Teachers' Responsible Environmental Behavior Through Environmental Literacy Variables. The Journal of Environmental Education 30:4, pages 11-18.
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Detra Dettmann-Easler & JamesL. Pease. (1999) Evaluating the Effectiveness of Residential Environmental Education Programs in Fostering Positive Attitudes Toward Wildlife. The Journal of Environmental Education 31:1, pages 33-39.
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LynnetteC. Zelezny. (1999) Educational Interventions That Improve Environmental Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Environmental Education 31:1, pages 5-14.
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Sue Holloway, ToddW. Rofuth, Hank Gruner & Alberto Mimo. (1998) Can Applied Science in Environmental Monitoring Transform Science Education?. The Educational Forum 62:4, pages 354-362.
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DonaldE. Riechard & SandraJ. Peterson. (1998) Perception of Environmental Risk Related to Gender, Community Socioeconomic Setting, Age, and Locus of Control. The Journal of Environmental Education 30:1, pages 11-19.
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ArjenE. J. Wals & ArtH. Alblas. (1997) School‐based Research and Development of Environmental Education: a case study. Environmental Education Research 3:3, pages 253-267.
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JohnS. Gambro & HarveyN. Switzky. (1996) A National Survey of High School Students' Environmental Knowledge. The Journal of Environmental Education 27:3, pages 28-33.
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Glenda Hanna. (1995) Wilderness-Related Environmental Outcomes of Adventure and Ecology Education Programming. The Journal of Environmental Education 27:1, pages 21-32.
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N.J. Smith-Sebasto. (1995) The Effects of an Environmental Studies Course on Selected Variables Related to Environmentally Responsible Behavior. The Journal of Environmental Education 26:4, pages 30-34.
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Susan Lewis & Kathy James. (1995) Whose Voice Sets the Agenda for Environmental Education? Misconceptions Inhibiting Racial and Cultural Diversity. The Journal of Environmental Education 26:3, pages 5-12.
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Phil Klein. (1995) Using inquiry to enhance the learning and appreciation of geography. Journal of Geography 94:2, pages 358-367.
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MargaretS. Ewing & TerenceJ. Mills. (1994) Water Literacy in College Freshmen: Could a Cognitive Imagery Strategy Improve Understanding?. The Journal of Environmental Education 25:4, pages 36-40.
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DonaldE. Riechard. (1993) Risk Literacy: Is it the Missing Link in Environmental Education?. The Journal of Environmental Education 25:1, pages 8-12.
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Phil Klein. (1993) Expressions of interest in environmental issues by US secondary geography students. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education 2:2, pages 108-112.
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Victor Corral-Verdugo. (1993) The Effect of Examples and Gender on Third Graders' Ability to Distinguish Environmental Facts from Opinions. The Journal of Environmental Education 24:4, pages 26-28.
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MarkG. Francis, RogerE. Banner & G. Allen Rasmussen. (1993) A Model for Environmental Education in Natural Resources. The Journal of Environmental Education 24:4, pages 22-25.
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