Affecting Environmental Attitudes Through Outdoor Education
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Environmental Education
- Vol. 17 (2) , 20-23
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.1986.9941405
Abstract
During the summer of 1983, eight groups of campers attending a northeastern Ohio 4-H camp participated in outdoor education programs as part of their camping experience. This study sought to determine whether or not any measurable impact on environmental attitudes occurred as a result of this participation. The research design consisted of a pre-test post-test comparison of responses to an attitude survey instrument. Results indicate that conceptually a positive learning experience took place. The experimental treatment seemed to have little effect upon environmental attitudes. Several possible relationships are suggested by the data:Keywords
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