Public Perception of Strategies for Increasing Participation in Recycling Programs

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Nyamwange, M. (1996). Public perception of strategies for increasing participation in recycling programs. Journal of Environmental Education, 27, 4, 19-22.
Assessed public perception of selected strategies for increasing participation in city recycling programs. Ss completed a questionnaire regarding frequency of recycling, items rec…

Green Buying: The Influence of Environmental Concern on Consumer Behavior

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Mainieri, T., Barnett, E. G., Valdero,T. & Unipan, J. B. (1997). Green buying: The influence of environmental concern on consumer behavior. Journal of Social Psychology, 137, 2, 189-204.
Investigated variables that predict "green buying" (i.e., buying products that are environmentally beneficial). These included awareness about environmental impacts of products, s…

Differences in Environmental Orientation Among Homeowners

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Gebhardt, A. M. & Lindsey, G. (1995). Differences in environmental orientation among homeowners. Journal of Environmental Education, 27, 1, 4-13.
Used responses to a contingent valuation survey to examine how 100 homeowners (59 men and 41 women) distinguished among 5 environmental orientations (an outdoors person, a conserv…

An Immediate Response to Environmentally Disturbing News and the Environmental Attitudes of College Students

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Gardos, V. T. & Dodd, D. K. (1995). An immediate response to environmentally disturbing news and the environmental attitudes of college students. Psychological Reports, 77, 3, pt 2, 1121-1122.
Examined the effects of a news article about a devastating oil spill and inadequate clean-up efforts on the environmental attitudes of 31 male and 34 female college students (aged…

The Influence of Acculturation on Environmental Concerns: An Exploratory Study

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Caro, V. & Ewert, A. (1995). The influence of acculturation on environmental concerns: An exploratory study. Journal of Environmental Education, 26, 3, 13-21.
Investigated the effects of acculturation on responses to a selected group of environmental issues. A scale of environmental concerns was administered to 398 forest visitors in 2 …

Teaching and Learning in Environmental Education: Developing Environmental Conceptions

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Ballantyne, R. R. & Packer, J. M. (1995). Teaching and learning in environmental education: Developing environmental conceptions. Journal of Environmental Education, 27, 2, 25-32.
Presents a theoretical model for developing environmental conceptions that incorporate environmental knowledge, attitudes/values, and behavioral orientations. Developing conceptio…

International Public Opinion on the Environment

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Bloom, D. E. (1995). International public opinion on the environment. Science, 269, 5222, 354-358.
Analyzes public opinion data on environmental issues collected in 2 surveys: (1) the 1992 Gallup survey, "The health of the planet," and (2) the "Public and leadership attitudes t…

Global Changes and Local Accidents: Consistency in Attributions for Environmental Effects

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Eiser, J. R., Reicher, S. D. & Podpadec, T. J. (1995). Global changes and local accidents: Consistency in attributions for environmental effects. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 17, 1518-1529.
Administered a questionnaire concerning environmental issues to 462 tourists visiting beaches in southwestern England. One set of items concerned the greenhouse effect and causes …

Locus of Control, Altruism and Agentic Disposition

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Guagnano, G. A. (1995). Locus of control, altruism and agentic disposition. Population and Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 17, 1, 63-77.
Tested a model of attitudinal and personality influences on willingness to take action in support of the environment (agentic disposition) in a sample of 367 Virginia residents. T…

Black Environmentalism and Gender Differences: An Ethics of Care?

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Arp, W. & Howell, C. (1995). Black environmentalism and gender differences: An ethics of care?. Western Journal of Black Studies, 19, 4, 300=305.
Examined Black gender differences in concern for the physical environment of communities and level of environmental participation to determine if Black women possess an ethic of c…
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