Effects of an art-based environmental education camp program on the environmental attitudes and awareness of diverse youth |
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| Authors: | Ami Flowers Staples Ti’Era Worsley Gary T Green John P Carroll |
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| Institution: | 1. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Washington, North Carolina, USA;2. University of North Carolina – Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA;3. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA;4. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis study used a combination of surveys and drawing-based metrics to evaluate whether integration of art-based activities into EE camp programing could enhance environmental orientations of diverse youth ages 6–12 (n?=?285) in Athens, GA, USA. Compared to a control group, art-based EE had a positive effect on children’s eco-awareness and environmental knowledge. However, effects of the art-based EE were comparable to those observed for a conventional EE summer camp. Interactions between the treatment and demographic variables (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity) were minimal, suggesting that both types of EE programing worked well for different groups of youth. Results highlight the potential value of art in EE research and practice. |
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| Keywords: | age art environmental orientations gender non-formal EE race youth |
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