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Table of Contents
List of Figuresxv
List of Tablesxvii
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
I.Overview 1
II.Structure of this book 4
III.The scope of the problem - lack of global environmental science knowle...
1.The goals of environmental education 4
2.The general public's levels of environmental literacy 5
a)Knowledge & Understanding 5
b)A lack of environmental knowledge: Does it matter?6
c)How we learn; the construction of knowledge 7
d)Learning in out-of-school settings 9
e)Evidence that the public is lacking fundamental environmental literacy ski...
3.Environmental literacy of school-aged children 13
IV.Limitations of a classroom environment for teaching global environmental ...
1.EE is marginalized in the school curriculum 16
2.Discipline-based instruction does not fit the interdisciplinary nature of ...
3.Schools fail to inspire students (in contrast to mass marketing)17
4.The mass media influence students, leaving them confused 17
5.Schools lack the media means to connect students emotionally with abstrac...
6.Schools rarely provide opportunities to practice pro-environmental behavior ...
V.The potential of out-of-school learning environments to teach global envir...
1.What are out-of-school learning environments?19
2.The function of out-of-school learning environments in environmental educat...
VI.Field trip challenges 22
1.Settings target elementary students 22
2.Underand overutilization 23
a)Underutilization - The field trip as a class outing 23
b)Overutilization - The field trip as a "classroom"24
3.Teachers face a formidable task 25
VII.The Integrated Experience Model - a framework for field trip planning 2...
1.Overview 26
2.The Integrated Experience Model 26
a)Purpose of the study 29
b)Applicability of this study 31
Chapter 2: Methods 35
I.Overview 35
II.Description of the case study 36
1.The setting - the Richard-Fehrenbach-Planetarium in Freiburg 36
2.The treatments: "Star Fusion Reactor Sun" and "The Climate Experiment"37
III.Research Design 39
1.The quantitative study 39
a)Overview 39
b)Development of survey instruments (questionnaires)40
c)Sampling procedure 46
2.The qualitative study 47
3.Data analysis 51
a)Questionnaire data 51
b)Interview data 51
4.Limitation of the study 52
a)Generalisability 52
b)Sample characteristics and representability 52
Chapter 3: Results of the quantitative study 55
I.Description of variables 55
1.Sample description 55
2.Descriptive statistics 58
a)Descriptive statistics of scales 58
b)Descriptive statistics of individual items that were not included in scal...
II.Analyzing the model 62
1.The total field-trip experience: A correlation analysis of model variables...
2.Model variables (what are factors that influence the students' field trip...
a)Prior environmental awareness/attitude 65
b)Prior interest 67
c)Receptivity (willingness-to-learn) and preparation (informedness)69
d)Overall impression 73
e)Short-term impact (on interest and commitment)74
f)Follow-up 75
g)Long-term impact 77
III.Applying the model 78
1.Teachers and Students experienced the field trip differently 78
2.Influences of sex on the field trip experience 81
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