Ecological behavior in children is linked to environmental knowledge and “a sense of connection to nature”

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Meenu Bhola, Dr. Deo karan Ram, Dr. Asit Panda, Pande Ayu Naya Kasih Permatananda, Dr. Janine Joy L. Tenerife

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“An important part of environmental education is to promote environmental knowledge,” even if it has little effect on natural behavior. Learning about the environment and cultivating an emotional connection with nature are two components of nature-based education, a comprehensive approach to environmental behavior. This article examines “the effects of nature-based environmental education on students in grades 3 through 6,” with a sample size of 260. “Nature-based environmental education was related with improved ecological behavior,” as predicted, “and this association was mediated by improvements in environmental knowledge and a greater sense of connection to the natural world.” Even though both traits were linked to “participation in nature-based environmental education,” the correlation between “ecological conduct and environmental knowledge was just 3 percent.” While theoretical assumptions backed up by literature may be relied upon to establish the causality of these correlations, our data design does not support this causality. However, “nature-based environmental education, as an auspicious way to cultivating environmentally driven persons,” should be investigated further for its value in “creating environmental knowledge and Connection to nature as complementing drivers of ecological behavior.”

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