Watkins-Rutledge, Holly E.

The use of ecological principles as the basis of a nonformal environmental education evaluation tool.

Athens

2005

Athens, Univ. of Georgia, M.S., 2005

Abstract:
A set of eight general ecological principles were identified by the USDA Forest Service and the University of Georgia. These principles were thought to represent common themes on which environmental education (EE) programs are based. Several widely-used and locally-used EE programs were surveyed to determine the frequency of references to the eight general ecological principles. An evaluation tool based on the eight general ecological principles was developed for nonformal EE and pilot tested at the Sewee Center in Awendaw, South Carolina. The results of the EE program survey suggest that the eight general ecological principles are frequently referenced in both widely-used and locally-used EE programs, and they are a unifying theme in nonformal EE. The pilot study results suggest that an evaluation tool based on the eight general ecological principles is logistically sound.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

CHAPTER

1 INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Study Objectives.
Literature Review

2 ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES – A UNIFYING THEME IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Survey Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References

3 ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AS THE BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EVALUATION: A CASE STUDY.
Abstract
Introduction.
Literature Review
Methodology
Findings
Discussion
Limitations and Relevance
Conclusion.
References

4 CONCLUSION

APPENDICES
A Original Questionnaire
B Eco-Questionnaire
C Instructions for Eco-Questionnaire Administration

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