Relationships between Outdoor Environmental Education Program Characteristics and Children's Environmental Values and Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Bruce; Cincera, Jan
Titel	Relationships between Outdoor Environmental Education Program Characteristics and Children's Environmental Values and Behaviors
Quelle	In: Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 23 (2023) 2, S.184-201 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Johnson, Bruce) ORCID (Cincera, Jan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1472-9679
DOI	10.1080/14729679.2021.2001756
Schlagwörter	Outdoor Education; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Models; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Student Behavior; Elementary School Students; Program Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Values; Conservation (Environment); Residential Programs; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiluftunterricht; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ausland; Analogiemodell; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Wertbegriff; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	Outdoor environmental education programs frequently aim to influence participants' environmental values and behaviors. Published studies have frequently documented their success in doing so. However, few studies have examined the characteristics of programs in relation to accomplishing those goals. Using characteristics identified as important in the Real World Learning Model, this study investigated five residential outdoor environmental education programs in the Czech Republic. Findings include statistically significant correlations between participants' views of program characteristics and their environmental values and self-reported behaviors. Structural equation models demonstrate that the relationship between program characteristics was mediated by participants' environmental values. For participants with positive values, program characteristics more strongly influence behavior. For those with less positive values, the program characteristics are less influential. Program effectiveness seems to be influenced by an interplay between students' environmental values and the instructional strategies used in the program. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01