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Applied Environmental Education & Communication Volume 17, 2018 - Issue 4
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Will they leave what they find? The efficacy of a Leave No Trace education program for youth

Forrest SchwartzRecreation, Park, and Tourism Management Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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B. Derrick TaffRecreation, Park, and Tourism Management Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Ben LawhonLeave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Boulder, Colorado, USAView further author information
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Camilla HodgeDepartment of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USAView further author information
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Peter NewmanRecreation, Park, and Tourism Management Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Ellen WillShaver's Creek Outdoor School, Petersburg, Pennsylvania, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9362-3762View further author information
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Pages 299-309 | Published online: 15 Jan 2018
 
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ABSTRACT

The authors explored the influences of a youth-focused Leave No Trace educational program on participants’ attitudes, behaviors, and nature connectedness. The study employed an experimental, equivalent control-group design and included survey and direct observation measures. Pretest and posttest surveys provided self-report measures of attitudes and nature connectedness, while direct observations examined participants’ behavior toward keeping or leaving objects found in nature. Participants who received the PEAK educational program reported positive attitude changes above and beyond participants who did not receive the program, and left found objects more often than those in the control group.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the McConnell Family Foundation for their support of this important research.

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McConnell Family Foundation

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