Abstract
With a growing movement to re-connect children to nature, an understanding of the ability of environmental education (EE) programs to foster connectedness to nature is needed. The purpose of this exploratory quantitative study is to determine the effect of seven EE programs on participants' connectedness to nature. Results from the 385 children who participated in this study suggest two of the programs may be associated with a significant increase in connectedness to nature; however, due to the limitations of the study and a potential 'ceiling effect' of high initial levels of connectedness, further research is needed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 577-598 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Environmental Education Research |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2011 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- Connectedness to nature
- Environmental education
- Environmental sensitivity
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