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Understanding the Determinants of Environmentally Conscious Behavior

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Lee, J. A. & Holden, S. J. S. (1999). Understanding the determinants of environmentally conscious behavior. Psychology and Marketing, 16, 5, 373-392.
Examined the various motivational determinants of environmental consumer behavior based on C. D. Batson's (1987) model of prosocial behavior. 78 undergraduate business students (m…

Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Environmental Attitude of High School Students

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Bradley, J.C., Waliczek, T. M. & Zajicek, J. M. (1999). Relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude of high school students. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 3, 17-21.
Assessed 475 high school students' environmental knowledge and attitudes before and after exposure to a 10-day environmental science course. Questionnaire results indicate signifi…

Framing and Reframing in Land Use Change Conflicts

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Kaufman, S. & Smith, J. (1999). Framing and reframing in land use change conflicts. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 16, 2, 164-180.
Proposed changes to community land use frequently give rise to protracted disputes. Cognitive psychology, communication, and decision-making research suggests that frames, which f…

Factors Influencing Children's Environmental Attitudes

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Eagles, P. F. & Demare, R. (1999). Factors influencing children's environmental attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 4, 33-37.
In a study of 72 6th-grade students, it was found that ecologistic and moralistic attitudes toward the environment correlated with talking about the environment at home, watching …

An Opportunistic Field Experiment in Community Water Conservation

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Watson, R. K., Murphy, M. H., Kilfoyle, F. E. & Moore, S. M. (1999). An opportunistic field experiment in community water conservation. Population and Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 20, 6, 545-560.
This quasi-experimental, 7-yr study evaluated the effectiveness of an educative vs a price-structuring approach to the strategic management of domestic water consumption. The Know…

Environmental Education: Arguing the Case for Multiple Approaches

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Scott, W. & Oulton, C. (1999). Environmental education: Arguing the case for multiple approaches. Educational Studies, 25, 1, 89-97.
Develops existing arguments about the need to rethink ways in which environmental education is conceptualized, interpreted, and enacted by schools, teachers, and students working …

Outdoor Recreation and the Predictive Validity of Environmental Attitudes

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Tarrant, M. A. & Green, G. T. (1999). Outdoor recreation and the predictive validity of environmental attitudes. Leisure Sciences, 21, 1, 17-30.
The utility of the attitude concept in outdoor-recreation research rests upon its predictive validity, that is, an ability to predict subsequent behavior. This study examines the …

Do Focus Groups Contribute Anything to the Contingent Valuation Process?

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Chilton, S. M. & Hutchinson, W. G. (1999). Do focus groups contribute anything to the contingent valuation process?. Journal of Economic Psychology, 20, 4, 465-483.
The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is a well-established, although not uncontroversial, valuation technique within environmental economics. The CVM elicits an individual's will…

Adverse Health Experiences, Environmental Attitudes, and Pesticide Usage Behavior of Farm Operators

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Lichtenberg, E. & Zimmerman, R. (1999). Adverse health experiences, environmental attitudes, and pesticide usage behavior of farm operators . Risk Analysis, 19, 2, 283-294.
Examined whether farmers who have had adverse health experiences believed to be associated with pesticides are more likely to have heightened concerns and therefore take greater p…

Models of Students' Thinking Concerning the Greenhouse Effect and Teaching Implications

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Koulaidis, V. & Christidou, V. (1999). Models of students' thinking concerning the Greenhouse Effect and teaching implications. Science Education, 83, 5, 559-576.
Individual, semistructured interviews were used to study 40 primary school students' (ages between 11 and 12 years) conceptions concerning the greenhouse effect. Analysis of the d…
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