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Applied Environmental Education & Communication Volume 21, 2022 - Issue 4
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Impact of an action-oriented environmental education course on students’ environmental awareness

Wei-Chieh Lina Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C)
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Lam-Huu-Phuoc Nguyenb Graduate Institute of Science Education and Environmental Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C);c Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2966-8429
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Ngoc-Huy Tranb Graduate Institute of Science Education and Environmental Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C);c Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Chin-Fei Huangb Graduate Institute of Science Education and Environmental Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C)Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 331-347 | Published online: 03 Aug 2022
 
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Abstract

This study explores the impact of an action-oriented environmental education course on students’ environmental awareness, with 53 college students divided into experimental (N = 27) and control (N = 26) groups. Both groups participated in similar learning activities; however, the experimental group further recorded the amount of waste discharged into the environment by people around them for one and a half months (2 days/week). Students in the experimental group showed a significant difference in six of seven environmental awareness dimensions after this course. These results confirm that an action-oriented environmental education course has a positive effect on changing an individual’s awareness of the environment.

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