2,617
Views
234
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Reports & Research

Effects of Educational Background on Students' Attitudes, Activity Levels, and Knowledge Concerning the Environment

Pages 12-19 | Published online: 31 Mar 2010

References

  • Anonymous . 1983 . Sosioekonominen asema-luokitus, Ammattiasemaluokitus , Helsinki : Tilastokeskus . Käsikirjoja Nr 17
  • Arcury , T. A. and Johnson , T. P. 1987 . Public environmental knowledge: A statewide survey . Journal of Environmental Education , 18 : 31 – 37 .
  • Caro , T. M. , Pelkey , N. and Grigione , M. 1994 . Effects of conservation biology education on attitudes toward nature . Conservation Biology , 8 : 846 – 852 .
  • Fogel , A. 1993 . Developing through relationships: Origins of communication, self, and culture , New York : Harvester Wheatsheaf .
  • Gigliotti , L. M. 1992 . Environmental attitudes: 20 years of change? . Journal of Environmental Education , 24 : 15 – 26 .
  • Gilligan , C. 1982 . In a different voice , Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press .
  • Hausbeck , K. W. , Milbrath , L. W. and Enright , S. M. 1992 . Environmental knowledge, awareness and concern among 11th-grade students: New York state . Journal of Environmental Education , 24 : 27 – 34 .
  • Jenkins , J. J. 1979 . “ Four points to remember: A tetrahedral model of memory experiments ” . In Levels of processing in human memory , Edited by: Cermak , L. S. and Craik , F. I. M. 429 – 446 . Hillsdale, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates .
  • Kaila-Kangas , L. , Kangas , R. and Piirainen , H. 1994 . Ympäristöasennebarometri. Vesi-ja Ympäristöhallituksen julkaisuja - sarja A , Helsinki : Vesi-ja ympäristhallitus .
  • Kellert , S. R. A conceptual framework for exploring attitudes toward western energy development impacts on wildlife and related findings . Proceedings of Symposium on Issues and Technology in Management of Impacted Western Wildlife .
  • Kellert , S. R. 1986 . “ The contributions of wildlife to human quality of life ” . In Economic and social values of the wildlife resource , Edited by: Decker , D. and Goff , G. Boulder, CO : Westview Press .
  • Kellert , S. R. 1991 . Japanese perceptions of wildlife . Conservation Biology , 5 : 297 – 308 .
  • Kellert , S. R. 1993 . Attitudes, knowledge, and behavior toward wildlife among the industrial superpowers: United States, Japan, and Germany . Journal of Social Issues , 49 : 53 – 69 .
  • Kellert , S. R. and Berry , J. K. 1987 . Attitudes, knowledge and behaviours towards wildlife as affected by gender . Wildlife Society Bulletin , 15 : 363 – 371 .
  • Kuitunen , M. and Törmälä , T. 1994 . Willingness of students to favour the protection of endangered species in a trade off conflict in Finland . Journal of Environmental Management , 42 : 111 – 118 .
  • Lansana , F. M. 1992 . Distinguishing potential recyclers from nonrecyclers: A basis for developing recycling strategies . Journal of Environmental Education , 23 : 16 – 23 .
  • Määttä , Y. 1996 . Ympäristökysymysten rationaalinen arvottaminen. Suomen ympäristökeskuksen moniste 43 , Helsinki : Suomen ympäristökeskus .
  • Maloney , M. P. and Ward , M. O. 1973 . Ecology: Let's hear it from the people. An objective scale for the measurement of ecological attitudes and knowledge . American Psychologist , 28 : 583 – 586 .
  • Newhouse , N. 1990 . Implications of attitude and behavior research for environmental conservation . Journal of Environmental Education , 22 : 26 – 32 .
  • Rajecki , D. W. 1982 . Attitudes: Themes and advances , Sunderland, MA : Sinauer Associates .
  • Ramsey , C. E. and Rickson , R. E. 1976 . Environmental knowledge and attitudes . Journal of Environmental Education , 8 : 10 – 18 .
  • Sänkiaho , R. and Rantala , H. 1987 . Ydinvoima-argumentaatio. Analyysi suomalaisesta ydinvoimakeskustelusta . Tampereen yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteiden tutkimuslaitos, Sarja B , 47/1987. Tampere
  • Shetzer , L. , Stackman , R. W. and Moore , L. F. 1991 . Business-environmental attitudes and the new environmental paradigm . Journal of Environmental Education , 22 : 14 – 21 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.