Assessing the Development of Environmental Virtue in 7th and 8th Grade Students in an Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound School

Autor/inn/en	Martin, Bruce; Bright, Alan; Cafaro, Philip; Mittelstaedt, Robin; Bruyere, Brett
Titel	Assessing the Development of Environmental Virtue in 7th and 8th Grade Students in an Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound School
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 31 (2009) 3, S.341-358 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Reliability; Grade 8; Environmental Education; Student Surveys; Grade 7; Units of Study; Instructional Effectiveness; Pretests Posttests; Ethics; Experiential Learning; Ethical Instruction; Values Education; Outdoor Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Reliabilität; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Schülerbefragung; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Lerneinheit; Unterrichtserfolg; Ethik; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Werterziehung; Freiluftunterricht
Abstract	This study attempted to assess the development of environmental virtue in 7th and 8th grade students in an Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) school using an instrument developed for this study--the Children's Environmental Virtue Scale (CEVS). Data for this study were obtained by administering the CEVS survey (pretest and posttest) to students in an ELOB school (n = 45) that included a 10-week expeditionary learning unit. The internal consistency of the survey instrument was determined using Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients. Mean environmental virtue scores were compared using paired samples t-tests. Significant results indicated a decrease in the mean environmental virtue scores for students who participated in the expeditionary learning unit. Limitations of the study are presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10