TY - JOUR
T1 - Fostering "Connectedness to Nature" through U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Education and Outreach Programming
T2 - A Qualitative Evaluation
AU - Theimer, Stefan
AU - Ernst, Julie A
PY - 2012/4/1
Y1 - 2012/4/1
N2 - Despite a recent increased emphasis on emotional connections to nature and their relationship to stewardship and health outcomes in the environmental education and other literature, there is a lack of understanding of what qualities of nature experiences actually influence emotional connections to nature, otherwise known as environmental sensitivity or connectedness to nature. In an effort to begin to explore this area, we conducted a qualitative study at three U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) sites with environmental education programs.
AB - Despite a recent increased emphasis on emotional connections to nature and their relationship to stewardship and health outcomes in the environmental education and other literature, there is a lack of understanding of what qualities of nature experiences actually influence emotional connections to nature, otherwise known as environmental sensitivity or connectedness to nature. In an effort to begin to explore this area, we conducted a qualitative study at three U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) sites with environmental education programs.
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U2 - 10.1080/1533015X.2012.751281
DO - 10.1080/1533015X.2012.751281
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873154916
SN - 1533-015X
VL - 11
SP - 79
EP - 87
JO - Applied Environmental Education and Communication
JF - Applied Environmental Education and Communication
IS - 2
ER -
