How to Teach Recycling at an Advanced Phase of Diffusion

Autor/in	Meneses, Gonzalo Diaz
Titel	How to Teach Recycling at an Advanced Phase of Diffusion
Quelle	In: Journal of Environmental Education, 37 (2006) 4, S.19-32 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-8964
Schlagwörter	Recycling; Structural Equation Models; Sample Size; Instructional Materials; Environmental Education; Questionnaires; Family (Sociological Unit); Adults; Females; Surveys; Individual Differences; Goodness of Fit + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Fragebogen; Familie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Individueller Unterschied
Abstract	The author conducted an empirical study based on structural equation modeling with a convenience sample of 246 individuals with the goal of demonstrating that recycling behavior is a routine conduct and should be addressed as such in educational materials. Although the classic hierarchy of effects dominates the interpretation of recycling behavior in existing literature, another cognitive model may explain this desired conduct more accurately. Results showed that the classic learning method was a powerful route to achieve the desired conduct because of its capacity to engage the evaluation holder in a conscious reexamination of ecological conscience and beliefs about recycling which underlie the evaluations. Nevertheless, recycling has become common, so today's environmentalists could provide a limited amount of information to activate recycling behavior and then to set in motion existing favorable evaluations. In addition, results showed that psychographic characteristics related to this adoption process play a moderating role in the adoption of recycling behavior. This research leads to recommendations that may improve environmental education. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10