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An exploration of visitors’ conservation attitudes, expectations, and motivations at three informal education institutions in Newport, Oregon

Creator:

Nickels, Abby L.

Abstract:

Due to the overwhelming concern for the current state of our oceans, The Pew Ocean Commission (2003) and the U.S. Commission on Ocean policy (2004), have both strongly recommended an increase in our society’s ocean literacy. An increase in ocean literacy can be achieved through informal education institutions such as...

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Masters Thesis
Ocean Science in The SMILE Program : Combining Ocean Literacy and Concept Mapping as an Aid for Curriculum Development

Creator:

Dover, Laura H.

Abstract:

This study reports on the creation and testing of a model concept-mapping process that will aid the development and documentation of ocean science educational content of The Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) Program, a pre-college science and math enrichment program based at Oregon State University. The project uses...

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Capstone Project
Children's conceptions of nature as influenced by a residential environmental education program

Creator:

Rebar, Bryan M.

Abstract:

The majority of research in environmental education (EE) has focused on measuring knowledge, attitudes, and behavior using quantitative tools and methods. Few studies have attempted to elicit and characterize children's conceptions of the environment or nature, particularly those resulting from a residential EE experience, which contextualize knowledge, attitudes, and may...

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Masters Thesis