Envisioning Environmental Literacy

Action and Outreach
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-981-15-7008-7
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 345 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 575 g

Reihe: Sinophone and Taiwan Studies

This book bridges the gap between two critical issues—environmental literacy and social norms – and explores various topics and case studies from Sinophone and Taiwanese perspectives. Each chapter includes extensive information on pro-environmental behaviors, and on people with working experiences, home experiences, and actual philosophies in their daily lives. In keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book highlights our potential to contribute to social inclusion and environmental protection, and offers a comprehensive guide for scholars, students, practitioners, and entrepreneurs in environmental education and related disciplines.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fang, Wei-Ta

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Gesundheitspädagogik, Umweltpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Contextualization
Chapter 1 Orientation1.1 Introduction to Norms1.1.1 What is the Definition of Social Norms1.1.2 Four Different Types of Norms1.2 The Relationship Between Norms and Pro-environmental Behaviors   1.2.1 Descriptive Norms1.2.2 Injunctive Norms1.2.3 Subjective Norms1.3 New Environmental Paradigm (NEP)1.3.1 Human Exemptionalism Paradigm (HEP) The History of New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) 1.4 Learning Processes1.4.1   Free-choice Learning1.4.2   Learning Venues1.4.3 Model of Free-choice Learning and New Environmen-tal Paradigm (NEP) 1.4.4 Emotional State for Learning1.5 The Triangular Pyramid Model in My Research1.5.1 What is The Triangular Pyramid Model? 1.5.2 Project from Solid Model to Plane1.6 Area of Study1.7 About the Book References
Chapter 2 Indigenous Knowledge  2.1    Introduction2.2 Traditional Ecological Knowledge2.2.1 Yin and Yang2.2.2 Feng Shui and Wu Xing2.2.3 Eight Trigrams (Baguà) 2.3 Tribal Knowledge and Indigenous Science2.3.1 Research on Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples2.3.2 Sustainability and Scientific Nature of Hunting Culture2.3.3 Gaga System for Constructing TEK and Indigenous Science2.4 Evoking Identification of Sustainability2.5 SummeryReferences
Chapter 3 Environmental Literacy: Behavior Oriented3.1 Introduction3.2 Environmental Literacy3.3 Pro-Environmentally Behavior3.3.1 Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) 3.3.2   Value-belief-norm Theory (VBN) 3.3.3 Empowerment3.3.4 Factors Related to Pro-environmental Behavior3.3.5 Barriers to Pro-environmental Behavior3.4 Conducting Studies for Environmental Literacy3.4.1 Research Contents in the Book3.4.2 Research Methods  3.4.3 Results of the Book3.5 Summary References
Chapter 4 Environmental Governance4.1 Introduction4.2. Defining Local Environmental Governance in Taiwan4.3 Analytical Procedures and Methods4.4 Results of Detecting Insufficiencies and the Powerlessness of Local Environmental Governance in Taiwan4.5 Discussion4.6 Conclusions: An Unfinished Theory of Decentralization of Envi-ronmental Representative Politics in Taiwan4.7 Summery References
Part II Agents
Chapter 5 Officers5.1 Introduction5.1.1 Norm Activation Model (NAM)5.1.2 Hypothesis of the NAM5.2 Materials and Methods5.2.1 Participants and Procedure5.2.2 Measures5.3 Results5.3.1 Descriptive Findings5.3.2 Correlation Analysis5.3.3 Path Analysis and Structural Equation Model5.4 Discussion: Using the Norm Activation Model (NAM) to Predict the Pro-Environmental Behaviors of Public Servants at the Central and Local Governments5.4.1 Influence of Personal Norms5.4.2 Influence of Awareness of Consequences5.4.3 Influence of Ascription of Responsibility5.5 Implications, Limitations, and Future Research5.6 SummeryReferences
Chapter 6 Farmers6.1 Introduction6.2 Conceptual Framework and Hypotheses6.3 Materials and Methods6.4 Results6.5 Discussion6.5.1 Influence of Social Norms6.5.2 Influence of Personal Norms6.5.3 Influence of Perceived Behavioral Control6.5.4 Implications, Limitations and Future Research6.6 Conclusions: The Determinants of Farmers’ Pro-environmental Behaviors in Taiwan6.7 Summery References
Chapter 7 Labors7.1 Introduction7.1.1 Locus of Control7.1.2 Emotional Stability and Neuroticism7.1.3. Proposed Framework and Hypotheses7.2 Materials and Methods7.2.1 Participants and Procedure7.2.2 Measures7.3 Results7.3.1 Descriptive Findings7.3.2. Correlation Analysis7.3.3. Hypothesis Testing7.4 Discussion for Locus of Control: The Mediation Effect between Emotional Stability and Pro-Environmental Behavior7.5 Implications, Limitations, and Future Research7.6 Summery References
Chapter 8 College Visitors8.1 Introduction8.2 Experimental Materials and Methods8.2.1 Study Area and Respondents8.2.2 Questionnaire, Sampling, and Survey Process8.3 Statistical characterization8.4 Results and Discussion8.4.1 Demographic Information8.4.2 Path Analysis8.5 Discussions and Conclusions: Evaluation of Place Attachment, Satisfaction, and Responsible Environmental Behaviors of Visitors to a Constructed Wetland on Campus8.6 SummeryReferences
Chapter 9 College Students 9.1 Introduction9.1.1 Environmental Education in Taiwan9.1.2 Framework and Elements of Environmental Literacy9.2 Materials and Methods9.2.1 Participants9.2.2 Instrument and Instrumentation9.2.3 Data Collection and Analysis9.3 Results9.3.1 General Descriptive Findings9.3.2 Environmental Literacy9.3.3 t-Test and Chi-square Test9.3.4 Confirmatory Factor Analysis9.4 Discussion and Implications9.4.1 Relationships between Environmental Knowledge, At-titudes and Behavior9.4.2 Gender Comparison on Environmental Literacy9.4.3 Relationship between Clubs and Societies Participation and Environmental Literacy9.4.4 Sources of Environmental Information9.4.5 Study Implications9.4.6 Study Limitations9.5 SummeryReferences
Part III Actors  
Chapter 10 Children10.1 Introduction10.2 Materials and Methods10.2.1 Research Area10.2.2 Participants10.2.3 Measures10.3 Results10.3.1 Descriptive Statistics10.3.2 Correlation Analysis10.3.3 Regression and Path Analysis10.4 Discussion about Physical Outdoor Activity Versus Indoor Ac-tivity: Their Influence on Environmental Behaviors10.4.1 Influence of Attitudes10.4.2 Influence of Social Norms (Subjective and Descriptive Norms)10.4.3 Implications, Limitations and Future Research10.5 Conclusions10.6 Summery References
Chapter 11 Parents11.1 Introduction11.2 Materials and Methods11.2.1 Research Hypotheses11.2.2 Research Area11.2.3 Participants11.2.4 Measures11.3. Results11.3.1 Descriptive Statistics11.3.2 Correlation Analysis11.3.3 Regression and Path Analysis11.4 Discussion and Implications: Using Theory of Planned Behav-ior to Predict Protective Behavioral Intentions against PM2.5 of Young Children’s Parents from Urban and Rural Beijing, China11.4.1 Attitude11.4.2 Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) 11.4.3 Subjective Norms11.4.4 Regulatory and Health Implications11.5 Conclusions, Limitations and Future Research11.6 Summery References
Chapter 12 Outreach Media12.1 Introduction12.2 Literature Review and Hypotheses12.2.1 Media Richness12.2.2 Creativity12.2.3 Research Hypotheses of Media Richness and Creativi-ty12.3 Materials and Methods12.3.1 Preparation Stage12.3.2 Experimental Stage (Quasi-Experiment) 12.3.3 Analysis12.4 Results12.4.1. Distribution of Demographic Profiles12.4.2 Torrance Creativity Cognitive Performance12.4.3 Independent Sample t-Test Analysis of Media Rich-ness Perception12.4.4 Correlation between Media Richness Perception and Potential Creativity Cognition Performance Variables12.4.5 Research Hypotheses12.5 Discussion: Exploring the Correlation of Media Richness and Creativity of Computer-Mediated Communication and Face-to-Face Communication12.6 Limitation: Technology-Enhanced Learning for Graduate Stu-dents12.6.1 Limitation of Subjects12.6.2 Limitations of Research Method and Tools12.7 SummeryReferencesEpilogueIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Wei-Ta Fang, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, and President of the Society of Wetland Scientists Asia Chapter. He is an environmental educator and the first research fellow awarded the status of Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) in Asia. He received the President’s Service Award (2017 & 2011), and the Doug Wilcox Award (2015), both from the Society of Wetland Scientists, and has also served as an Associate Editor of Wetlands (SCI journal, Springer), since 2012. His publications include Tourism in Emerging Economies (Springer, 2020) and Envisioning Environmental Literacy.