No 1 / 1
Environmental awareness and behavioural conflicts
Date: | 1.1.1995-31.12.2000 |
Code: | K5611 |
Department: | Åbo Akademi University / Faculty of Education (PF), Dept. of Teacher Education |
Address: |
Kyrkoesplanaden 11-13 / PB 311, FIN-65101 Vasa
Phone +358-6-3247 353 Fax +358-6-3247 302 E-mail ipalmber@abo.fi |
Project leader: |
FD Irmeli Palmberg, lektor
(1.1.1995-31.12.2000) |
Researchers: |
FM Hans-Olof Lithen (1.1.1995-31.12.2000) FM Ann-Sofi Röj-Lindberg (1.1.1995-31.12.2000) FM Dagmar Illman (1.1.1996-31.12.2000) FD Ole Björkqvist (1.1.1995-31.12.2000) |
Type of research: |
0 (0=Within duty, 1=Ordered research, 2=Co-operation)
- basic research 50 % - applied research 25 % - developmental work 25 % |
ÅA internal financing: | FIM 40000 |
Foreign funding organizations: |
Kulturfonden för Sverige och Finland (1997) () FIM 20000 Kulturfonden Finland-Danmark () FIM 3000 |
Man months: | 4 months in 1998; Totally: 72 months |
Partners: | Lärarutbildningsinstitutioner i Åbo, Rovaniemi och Savonlinna (Turun yliopisto, Lapin yliopisto och Joensuun yliopisto), Finland; Lärarutbildningsenheter vid Mitthögskolan i Härnösand & Umeå universitet, Sverige ; Lärarutbildningsenheterna i Luleå Tekniska universitet och i Högskolan i Dalarna, Sverige ; Lärarutbildningsenheterna i Oslo universitet, Dragvoll, Norge ; Institutionen för pedagogik och psykologi vid University of Latvia, Lettland |
Contacts: | Environmental education, University of Bradford & University of Durham, Storbritannien ; Environmental education, Deakin university, Australien ; Outdoor and Environmental education, Northern Illinois University, USA ; Nordiskt nätverk i miljöpedagogik och outdoor education (koordinering i Vasa) |
Keywords: | miljöfostran, beteende, undervisningsmetoder, ympäristökasvatus, käyttäytyminen, opetusmenetelmät, miljöfostran, undervisningmetoder, miljövänligt beteende, beteendekonflikter, environmental education, awareness, behaviour, teaching methods, |
In many cases people's environmental awareness (seen as their knowledge and attitudes) is not reflected in their behaviour. -The objective of the present project is to study the characteristics of such knowledge and attitydes that have great impact on human behaviour and to develop teaching methods that lead to such environmental awareness in pupils.
28.3.1996 / 14.4.1998