An Empirical Test of Anchoring the NEP Scale in Environmental Ethics

Autor/inn/en	Noblet, Caroline L.; Anderson, Mark; Teisl, Mario F.
Titel	An Empirical Test of Anchoring the NEP Scale in Environmental Ethics
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 19 (2013) 4, S.540-551 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2012.704899
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Ecology; Conservation (Environment); World Views; Factor Analysis; Surveys; Sustainability; Adults; College Faculty; Stakeholders; Natural Resources; Wildlife; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Ökologie; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; World view; Weltanschauung; Faktorenanalyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Nachhaltigkeit; Fakultät; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource
Abstract	Some argue that the new ecological paradigm (NEP) scale is incomplete and does not adequately reflect contemporary debates in environmental ethics. We focus on one specific shortcoming of the NEP, its lack of an item to reflect an ecocentric viewpoint. To test this concern, we administered the NEP to three different audiences and included one additional item to capture an ecocentric perspective. The empirical tests were designed to determine whether the addition of such an item changed results in a meaningful way. We find evidence that NEP may already capture ecocentric viewpoints, but our investigation leads us to question the validity and reliability of the NEP in capturing ecological worldview. (As Provided).
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