An Empirical Test of Self-Determination Theory as a Guide to Fostering Environmental Motivation

Autor/in	Darner, Rebekka
Titel	An Empirical Test of Self-Determination Theory as a Guide to Fostering Environmental Motivation
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 18 (2012) 4, S.463-472 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2011.638739
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Student Motivation; Biology; Self Determination; Behavior Change; Comparative Analysis; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Schulische Motivation; Biologie; Selbstbestimmung; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	A goal of most environmental education is to motivate students toward environmentally friendly behaviour change. This article describes a study that elucidates how such motivation can be fostered in the classroom. It compared students' development of environmental motivation in a conventional post-secondary environmental biology course and a similar course guided by self-determination theory (SDT). Students in the SDT-guided course experienced less amotivation after the course than students in the comparison section. This article presents a preliminary empirical examination of the utility of SDT in a formal environmental education setting. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10