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Pledging For The Environment: One Act At A Time

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dc.contributor.authorJeff Scotten_US
dc.contributor.authorAlice Payneen_US
dc.contributor.authorM Daud Ahmeden_US
dc.contributor.authorJohn Horselyen_US
dc.contributor.authorLiz Sidiropoulosen_US
dc.contributor.authorSamuel Alexanderen_US
dc.contributor.authorBryan Lewisen_US
dc.contributor.authorZuhairuse MD Darusen_US
dc.contributor.authorWan Norisma Wan Ismailen_US
dc.contributor.authorRahmi Novaliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJane Shepherden_US
dc.contributor.authorAnamarija Frankicen_US
dc.contributor.authorLisa Greberen_US
dc.contributor.authorUmaporn Muneenamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T14:45:54Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T14:45:54Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to assess the value of empowering Faculty of Education students in pledging and carrying out "Acts of Green" over a four-month period. Three themes were explored including perceived personal benefit, empowerment and commitment, and attitudinal shift towards environmental education. All three themes focused around pledging to an Act of Green. The Canadian One Million Acts of Green initiative was inspired by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television host George Stroumboulopoulos and encouraged individuals to make a personal environmental pledge resulting in changes to improve our environment and reduce greenhouse gases. The participants in the study included 320 pre-service teachers of which 80.3% (n=257) responded to the on-line anonymous survey. Significant gains were shown in the three focus areas of the study: 1) the respondents, all of whom choose their own personal Act of Green (as opposed to being told what to do) increased their commitment to follow through (89.5% (n=230)); 2) developed a positive attitude towards teaching environmental education in their classroom (91.8% (n=236)); and 3) a vast majority of the respondents would Common Ground, Jeff Scott, All Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.citationScott, Jeff. 2011. "Pledging for the Environment: One Act at a Time." The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review 7 (3): 321-336. doi:10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/v07i03/54943.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/v07i03/54943
dc.identifier.epage336
dc.identifier.issn1832-2077
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.other1839-2
dc.identifier.spage321
dc.identifier.urihttps://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/pledging-for-the-environment
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/3737
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCommon Ground Research Networksen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe International Journal of Environment, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Education,en_US
dc.subjectStewardship,en_US
dc.subjectEmpowerment,en_US
dc.subjectActs of Greenen_US
dc.titlePledging For The Environment: One Act At A Timeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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