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Environmental Knowledge of Elementary School Students in Greece.
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In this paper, the authors conducted a study to provide information on the environmental knowledge of 5th and 6th graders in a Greek city and found that children's knowledge about the environment is influenced by their immediate experience as well as by the content of their textbooks.Abstract:
The education system in Greece has responded promptly to the need for environmental education (EE). However, the existing lack of relevant research may limit the functionality of EE programs in Greece. In this study the goal was to develop a baseline database that would allow effective planning of EE. Specifically, the study was conducted to provide information on the environmental knowledge of 5th and 6th graders in a Greek city. A total of 686 students were surveyed. The results indicated that children's knowledge about the environment is influenced by their immediate experience as well as by the content of their textbooks.read more
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A Critical Analysis of Research in Environmental Education
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Investigating Nature on the Way to School: Responses to an educational programme by teachers and their pupils
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A Statistical Analysis of Children's Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes in Turkey.
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Landscape Ecology: Theory and Application
Zev Naveh,Arthur S. Lieberman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a series of books dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concemed with the principles and applications of environ mental management, focusing on the relationship between man and nature, act to bring harmony to it, and nurture an environment that is both stable and productive.
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Learning about energy: how pupils think in two domains
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Science teaching and children's views of the world
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Learning the Energy Concept in School--Empirical Results from the Philippines and West Germany.
TL;DR: Energy education has become an area of major interest for those who are, or feel, responsible for school learning as discussed by the authors, and teachers, politicians, and the public agree that school teaching should equip students with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to live in a world faced with rising energy demands and shrinking energy resources.