Development and Validation of Scales to Measure Environmental Responsibility, Character Development, and Attitudes toward School

Autor/inn/en	Powell, Robert Baxter; Stern, Marc J.; Krohn, Brian D.; Ardoin, Nicole
Titel	Development and Validation of Scales to Measure Environmental Responsibility, Character Development, and Attitudes toward School
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 17 (2011) 1, S.91-111 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Structural Equation Models; Factor Analysis; Student Attitudes; Measures (Individuals); Validity; Leadership; Middle School Students; Outcomes of Education; Reliability; Ethical Instruction; Longitudinal Studies; Program Descriptions; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Faktorenanalyse; Schülerverhalten; Messdaten; Gültigkeit; Führung; Führungsposition; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Reliabilität; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	This investigation examines the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) procedures to develop and validate scales to measure environmental responsibility, character development and leadership, and attitudes toward school for environmental education programs servicing middle school children. The scales represent outcomes commonly of interest to environmental education programs and also to after-school and positive youth development activities. First, we developed the scales using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and then we used multi-group longitudinal CFA to cross-validate the model with data collected before participation in the environmental education program, immediately after the program, and three months later. The results support a three-factor model, producing three scales that appear to be valid and reliable. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10