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    NEP (Children@School): An instrument for measuring environmental attitudes in middle childhood

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    Authors
    Izadpanahi, Parisa
    Tucker, R.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Citation
    Izadpanahi, P. and Tucker, R. 2018. NEP (Children@School): An instrument for measuring environmental attitudes in middle childhood. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 34 (1): pp. 61-79.
    Source Title
    Australian Journal of Environmental Education
    DOI
    10.1017/aee.2017.25
    ISSN
    0814-0626
    School
    School of Design and the Built Environment
    Remarks

    This article has been published in a revised form in Australian Journal of Environmental Education http://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2017.25. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67685
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    While there are many environmental education programs for children, few studies have used an appropriately developed scale for evaluating how such education might have on impact on children's environmental orientations. The research presented in this article adapted the NEP (New Ecological Paradigm) for Children scale to develop a new instrument for measuring children's environmental attitudes: The NEP (Children@School). The NEP (Children@School) has been developed by analysing the impact of the design of physical learning spaces on children's environmental attitudes. Factor analysis indicated that NEP (Children@School) has three dimensions: Children's Environmental Attitudes towards Human Intervention, Children's Environmental Attitudes via ESD at School, and Children's Environmental Attitudes towards Eco-Rights. We argue that NEP (Children@School) can meaningfully measure the impact of learning spaces on children's environmental attitudes. While the instrument was developed for use in Australia, it has been designed for global applicability.

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