DWUMENT RESUME ED 259 879 SE. 045 290 AUTHOR Ioxzi, Louis A., Ed. TITLE Summary of Research in Envi onmental Education, 1971-1982. Monographs in En ironmental Education and Environmental Studies, Vol e II. INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse for Sri nce, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, C lumbus, Ohio.; North American Association for E vironmental Education, Troy, OH. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Educatioln (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE Dec 84 CONTRACT 400-78-0004 NOTE 159p.; For volume I of th s document, see ED 251293. For the 429 abstracts syn hesized in volume II, see ED 214 762. AVAILABLE FROMSMEAC Information Reference Center, The Ohio State Uni/versity, 1200 Chamber Road, 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43212 ($17.25). PUB TYPE Information Analyses - ERIC Information Analysis Products (071) -- Report - Descriptive (141) -- Collected Works - Genera (020) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Affective Behavior; Af active Measures; Attitudes; Continuing Education; * cology; Elementary Secondary Education; *Environment 1 Education; Higher Education; Literature views; Problem Solving; Research Methodology; *Skill Development; Skills; *Teacher Education; Va ues IDENTIFIERS *Environmental Educati n Research; *Environmental Issues ABSTRACT Summaries of environme tal education (EE) research studies conducted during the 12-year eriod 1971-1982 are presented in this seven-chapter publication. Th is chapters are: (1) "Environmental Education Research, 19 1-1982--Overview" (by Louis Iozzi); (2) "Environmental Education osearch Related to Ecological Foundations" (by Thomas Marcinkowski) which includes 39 studies dealing with attributes of and educat onal resources for ecological literacy; (3) "Environmental Educptio Research Related to the Affective Domain" (by Lisa Specca an Louis Iozzi); (4) "Environmental Education Research Re ated to Issue Awareness" (by Randall Wiesenmayer, Maureen Murrin, and Audrey Tomera), examining only studies that explored cognitive aspects of public awareness' about environmental isiues; (5) "Env ronmental Education Research Related to Issue Investigation and E aluation Skills" (by Peter Bastard:), Arthur Edwards, and Louis ozzi); (6) "Environmental Education Research Related to Enviro mental Action Skills" (by Jody Hines and Harold Hungerford), examining studies dealing with the development and applications of the skills necessary for individuals to take responsible environmental action; and (7) "Environmental Education Research Related to Teacher Training" (by R. Ben Peyton), which includes the analysis of 19 relevant studies. (JN) U.S. DEPARTMENT OP MXICATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION OUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION AlCENTER (ERICI This document has been reproduced as received horn the person or organisation originating it. SUMMARY OF RESEARCH .iMinor changes hays been matte to improve reproduction quality. e Points of view or opinions stated in this docu IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, 1971-1982 me nt do not necessarily represent official NIE position or policy. MONOGRAPHS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, VOLUME II edited by Louis A. Iozzi Contributors Peter J. Bastardo, New Jersey Department of Education Arthur W. Edwards, Rutgers University Jody M. Hines, University of Northern Iowa Harold.. R. Hungerford, Southern Illinois University Louis A. Iozzi, Rutgers University Thomas J. Marcinkowski, Southern Illinois Universit Maureen A. Murrin, Southern Illinois University R. Ben Peyton, Michigan State University Lisa Yount Spec&a, Rutgers University Audrey N. Tomera, Southern Illinois University Randall L. Wiesenmayer, Pennsylvania State University The North American Association for Environmental Education P. O. Box 400 Troy; Ohio 45373 0 ERICClearinghouse for Science, .Mathematics and Environmental Education The Ohio State University College of Education and School of Natural Resources 1200 Chambers Road, Ord Floor Columbus, Ohio 43212 December, 1984 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER ono," Environmental Education Information Reports Environmental Education Information Reports are issued to analyze and summarize information related to the teaching and learning of environmental education. It is hoped that these reviews will provid6 information for personnel involved in development, ideas for teachers, and indications of trends in environmental education. Your comments and suggestions for this series are invited. John F. Disinger Associate Director Environmental Education ERIC/SMEAC This publication was prepared with funding from the National Institute of Education, U.S. Department of Education under contract no. 400-78.00004. The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of NIB or U.S. Department of Education. ii PREFACE The National Commission on Environmental Education Research (NCEER)was established in 1980 as a result of initiatives taken by A. Clay Schoenfeld, professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsiff-Madison while serving as President of the National Association for Environmental Education (NAEE). Professor Schoenfeld perceived the need for researchers in the field of Environmental Education (EE) to gather and examine the rapidly growing body of EE research conductedover the past decade or so, to organize and synthesize that body of Ltiormation) and to make suggestions and recommendations to help guide future research. The creation of the NCEER was Professor Schoenfeld'sresponse to that need. I have been privileged to serve as chairman of the NCEER sinde shortly after its inception in 1980; Dr. Lei Lane Burrus7Bammel of West Virginia University was the initial chair. The NCEER is now a "standing committee" of the NAEE responsible for "research and evaluation" activities of the Association (now known as the North American Association for Environmental Education). Over the past four years, the NCEER has been actively involved in carrying out the tasks assigned by Professor Schoenfeld. The first product generated by the'NCEER was Research in Environmental Education, 1971-1980, a volume of 429 abstracts of EE research conducted between 1971 and 1980. The abstracts were developed from research documents found in professional journals, do9toral dissertations, and fugitive literhtureas reported through the ERIC system. To our knowledge, Research in Environmental EducAtin1911:119, is the most comprehensive and most up-to-date , document of its kind available. With the publication of that volume, Phase I of the NCEER's work was complIted. Almost immediately upon complet on of Research in Environmental Education\ 1971-1980, the NCEER began work ng on Phase II of the project- asynthesi\ of EE research and recommendati ns for further research. The commission$ very early in Phase II of the p oject, decided to include two additional years of research studies (19811 and 1982) in an attempt to make the second , phase of'its work as current a possible. Hence, this - the second volume completed by the NCEER - inclu es studies conducted between 1971 and 1982, a period of twelve yews. I The NCEER adapted the framework for Environmental Education curriculum and planning proposed by Hungerford, Peyton, and Wilkeltoserve as a structure for grouping the research studies into meaningful sections and then intoa coheren "whole."As a result, this volume is divided into five chapters which correspond to the Hungerford, et al., schema (chapter 2-6) andtwo additional chapters (chapters 1and 7) which the commission felt were necessary to present the complete "story". 11 11110.111. 1Hungerford, Harold R.,R. Ben Peyton, and Richard J. Wilke, "A Framework for Environmental Education Curriculum Planning and Development." In A. B. Sacks et al. (eds.), Current Issues VI: The Yearbook of Environmental Education and Environmental Studies, pp. 202-217,. columbus, OH: ERIC/SMEAC, 1980. iii Thus3 Chapter 1: Environmental Education Research- Overview Chapter 2: Environmental Education Research Relatedto Ecological Foundations Chapter 3: Environmental Education Research Relatedto the Affect "ve Domain Chapter 4: Environmental Education Research Related to Issue Awareness Chapter 5: Environmental Education Research Related to Investigation and Evaluation Skills Chapter 6: Environmental Education Itaearch Related to Environmental Action Skills Chapter 7: Environmental Education Research Relatedto Teacher Training Many of the studies appearing in this volume dealt withmore than one EE topic or issue. Hence, the reader should not be surprised tosee the same study mentioned, or cited, in several chapters of thisbook. In these canes, however, different aspects of the same studiesare discussed in different contexts- depending on the focus of the chapter. Although each chapter was written bya different author or team of authors, I was solely responsible for editing the work'of all contributors. In some cases editing was minor and in other cases it wasmore extensive. Hopefully I did not distort too much what the variousauthors intended to say. In any case, as editor I take full responsibility forany errors; omissions, or distortions thatmay appear in this volume. As with any task requiring so long to complete,many people deserve thanks and acknowledgement. At the risk of offending some' by omission, I feel compelled to recognize and thank the following: Professor A. Clay Schoenfeld for the wiadom, foresight and initiative to get this project started. Dr. Lei Lane Burrus-Bammel for