Understanding behavior to understand behavior change: a literature review

Heimlich, Joe E.; Ardoin, Nicole M.

doi:10.1080/13504620802148881

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“…Addressing such environmental behaviors, understanding individual motivations and differences in behavior by environmental educators are important (Heimlich and Ardoin, 2008).…”

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An Analysis of Nepalese Youth Understanding Level on Climate Change

Devkota

Phuyal

2017

Asian Journal of Economic Modelling

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Article HistoryThis study aims to analyze the level of understanding about climate change among the Nepalese youth. Perceptions regarding the knowledge about climate change, climate change indicators, impact made by such change, government intervention and various climate change policies were investigated. The exploratory survey was conducted with the help of self-administered questionnaire. A total of 954 youth studying at the different levels were selected purposively from about 2 dozens of schools and colleges that represent 4 different Universities, Higher Secondary and Schools in different areas of Kathmandu Valley. Both descriptive as well as inferential statistics were applied to analyze the data. The logistic regression model was used to test the hypothesis. The model prepared 5 different hypotheses to identify the actual level of youth understanding about climate change. The study results that 98% youth are aware about climate change. Similarly, the logit model revealed that youth are well aware of climate change since factors like study level, age, gender, formal education about climate change, participation in various climaterelated training, climate change talk on family and society, access to mobile phone and use of mobile phone for climate change learning are found to be statistically significant at desirable probability level. However, in spite of youth awareness on climate change, still, they are unknown about the coping strategies such as adaptation and mitigation implemented by the government. It indicates government should transmit similar information via all possible channels to the youth so that the plan and policies that are related to climate change can be successfully implemented. Contribution/ Originality:The key contribution of this paper is the establishment of results about climate change understanding level of Nepalese youth studying at different Schools, Colleges and Universities in Nepal.Researchers applied logistic regression model using original data generated from the field surveys.

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“…Addressing such environmental behaviors, understanding individual motivations and differences in behavior by environmental educators are important (Heimlich and Ardoin, 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Analysis of Nepalese Youth Understanding Level on Climate Change

Devkota

Phuyal

2017

Asian Journal of Economic Modelling

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“…From kindergarten to college, students are increasingly learning about environmental problems and how they impact human health and well-being. The aim of EE is to enhance people's environmental knowledge to encourage them to adopt pro-environmental behaviors (Stapp et al, 1969;Hungerford & Volk, 1990;Magnus et al, 1997;Pooley & O'Connor, 2000;Jurin & Fortner, 2002;Heimlich & Ardoin, 2008). For instance, the North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE) emphasizes environmental literacy [1] as the way to inspire children and adults to make educated choices about how to care for the environment and ensure a good quality of life for current and future generations (NAAEE website).…”

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“…Yet human behavior is complex and research overwhelmingly demonstrates that awareness of environmental problems is insufficient for promoting environmentally friendly actions (Hungerford & Volk, 1990;Kalinowski, 1990Kalinowski, -1991Magnus et al, 1997;Pooley & O'Connor, 2000;Heimlich & Ardoin, 2008). In fact, education focused on environmental problems can be counterproductive as it often leads to apathy and 'action paralysis' (Jensen, 2002, p. 330; also see Hawthorne & Alabaster, 1999;Uzzell, 1999;Mobley et al, 2010) among students.…”

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Investigating the Benefits of Participatory Action Research for Environmental Education

Bywater

2014

Policy Futures in Education

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Environmental education (EE) continues to focus on enhancing people's ecological knowledge to encourage sustainable actions. This deficit approach presumes that once informed about environmental harms, people will work towards sustainable solutions for healthy societies. Yet research overwhelmingly demonstrates that knowledge of environmental problems is insufficient to spur pro-environmental behaviors. Traditional EE, therefore, has largely been unsuccessful at achieving its goals of engendering environmentally friendly practices and institutions. This article investigates the pedagogical efficacy of a participatory action research (PAR) project for enhancing environmental education in college courses. Qualitative evidence indicates that a PAR project incorporated into an Environmental Sociology course helped students understand how their everyday activities (in particular the consumption of bottled water) exacerbate poor human and environmental health, increased their environmental consciousness, and encouraged them to adopt pro-environmental behaviors and promote sustainability initiatives on campus. Based on these outcomes, the author recommends expanding educational policy to include a description of pedagogical methods such as PAR that successfully operationalize the goals of EE. Policy reforms should encourage educators to incorporate participatory, action-oriented learning opportunities that enable students to apply their knowledge to improve real-world environmental problems.

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“…For behavioral messages, in particular, clear and effective communication may need to explore strategies that encourage both small, specific actions and critical thinking about larger change [28]. Public desire for integrated data may require novel partnerships among data providers such as the National Weather Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, municipal governments, and university researchers.…”

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Public Interest in Microclimate Data in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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New technologies can sense urban environmental conditions at finer scales than previously possible. This has paved the way for monitoring microclimates between and within neighborhoods. Equally vital, though much less studied, is stakeholder engagement in understanding and using such data. This study examines interests and preferences for accessing neighborhood-scale microclimate data among residents of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Data are from randomly sampled phone surveys (N = 200) and purposively sampled focus group participants (N = 25). Survey participants expressed high interest in neighborhood air quality, temperature, and rainfall. Focus groups revealed four themes for designing smartphone applications or websites for neighborhood-scale data: easy access to integrated data, clear and intuitive design, information for everyday living and healthy behavior, and tools for civic engagement. Results support the value of creating meaningful, usable science interfaces with which the public can readily engage.

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Understanding behavior to understand behavior change: a literature review

Cited by 451 publications

References 63 publications

An Analysis of Nepalese Youth Understanding Level on Climate Change

An Analysis of Nepalese Youth Understanding Level on Climate Change

Investigating the Benefits of Participatory Action Research for Environmental Education

Public Interest in Microclimate Data in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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