Impact/Purpose:

As environmental problems become increasingly complex, the next generation will have important decisions to make about the world in which they live. My research seeks to explore how youth develop their environmental perspectives and knowledge, and if these perspectives and knowledge correlate with environmental concern, variations in socio-demographic indicators and/or understandings of current environmental issues. Understanding how youth's environmental knowledge correlates to concern is an essential first step to exploring, analyzing and resolving environmental problems.

Description:

This research will contribute to understanding the critical thinking, environmental awareness and problem-solving skills necessary to mitigate environmental challenges facing the next generation. In addition research involving children’s development of environmental concern will provide a foundation to theorize about learning processes as well as a framework for understanding how environmental problems are projected by social structures and then absorbed by children.

Record Details:

Record Type:PROJECT( ABSTRACT )

Start Date:09/01/2006

Completion Date:09/01/2008

Record ID: 176144

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Related Organizations:

Role :OWNER

Organization Name :UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

Mailing Address :Campus Box 17

Citation :Boulder

State :CO

Zip Code :80309

Project Information:

Approach :

This research will employ both qualitative and quantitative strategies for collecting data on youth's environmental knowledge and concern. The qualitative data approach will mainly consist of in-depth interview and participant observation within school settings. In addition to contrasting insights across the two school sites, I will stratify the data by ethnicity and gender to examine variation along these lines. This will allow for a more in-depth understanding of how and if these social factors play a role in shaping environmental experiences, perceptions, and concerns. Quantitative data will be collected through questionnaires garnering knowledge on specific environmental questions.

Cost :$105,792.00

Research Component :Fellowship - Environmental Decision Making

Approach :

This research will employ both qualitative and quantitative strategies for collecting data on youth's environmental knowledge and concern. The qualitative data approach will mainly consist of in-depth interview and participant observation within school settings. In addition to contrasting insights across the two school sites, I will stratify the data by ethnicity and gender to examine variation along these lines. This will allow for a more in-depth understanding of how and if these social factors play a role in shaping environmental experiences, perceptions, and concerns. Quantitative data will be collected through questionnaires garnering knowledge on specific environmental questions.

Cost :$105,792.00

Research Component :Fellowship - Environmental Education

Approach :

This research will employ both qualitative and quantitative strategies for collecting data on youth's environmental knowledge and concern. The qualitative data approach will mainly consist of in-depth interview and participant observation within school settings. In addition to contrasting insights across the two school sites, I will stratify the data by ethnicity and gender to examine variation along these lines. This will allow for a more in-depth understanding of how and if these social factors play a role in shaping environmental experiences, perceptions, and concerns. Quantitative data will be collected through questionnaires garnering knowledge on specific environmental questions.

Cost :$105,792.00

Research Component :Academic Fellowships

Approach :

This research will employ both qualitative and quantitative strategies for collecting data on youth's environmental knowledge and concern. The qualitative data approach will mainly consist of in-depth interview and participant observation within school settings. In addition to contrasting insights across the two school sites, I will stratify the data by ethnicity and gender to examine variation along these lines. This will allow for a more in-depth understanding of how and if these social factors play a role in shaping environmental experiences, perceptions, and concerns. Quantitative data will be collected through questionnaires garnering knowledge on specific environmental questions.

Cost :$105,792.00

Research Component :Economics and Decision Sciences

Project IDs:

ID Code :F6C30157

Project type :Fellowship