Influences and Experiences Affecting the Pro‐environmental Behaviour of Educators
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Education Research
- Vol. 2 (1) , 109-121
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1350462960020110
Abstract
This paper examines the relative importance of various categories of influence and formative life experiences on the development of environmental educators’ knowledge and concern for the environment. The authors analyse the ways in which the importance of influences may change through time or be affected by the subject's age. Conclusions are drawn and discussed, including the crucial role of the family and of childhood experiences outdoors in promoting the development of concern for the environment and pro‐environmental adult behaviour.Keywords
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