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    Toward Effective Evaluation of Environmental Education: Validity of the Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale Using Data From a Sample of Irish Adolescents


    Walsh-Daneshmandi, Anne and MacLachlan, Malcolm (2006) Toward Effective Evaluation of Environmental Education: Validity of the Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale Using Data From a Sample of Irish Adolescents. The Journal of Environmental Education, 37 (2). pp. 13-23. ISSN 0095-8964

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    Abstract

    Evaluation of environmental education (EE) interventions is at an early stage of development. Within a quantitative paradigm, the authors examined the psychometric properties of the Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS) with data from a sample of Irish adolescents (N = 338) participating in a repeated measures design. Results lend support to published findings that recommend the instrument as reliable and valid. Comparative analysis between these data and published figures from the United States indicates differences in the constituent elements tapped by the scale. These differences are explored and recommendations for further study are made.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Children’s Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale; CHEAKS; cultural comparison; ecological views; environmental education; EE;
    Academic Unit: Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
    Item ID: 16534
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3200/JOEE.37.2.13-23
    Depositing User: Malcolm MacLachlan
    Date Deposited: 19 Sep 2022 14:51
    Journal or Publication Title: The Journal of Environmental Education
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
    Refereed: Yes
    URI:
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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