出版社：International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE)
摘要：The main goal of environmental education is to improve enviro nmental literacy, including not just more kno wledge but also a better attitude toward the environment and a higher prevalence of pro -environmental behaviours. The Eco-School Program is considered the world largest environmental education program for schools, but it keeps gro wing without proof of its particular effectiveness in improving environmental literacy. This study compares the level of environmental literacy on Madeira Island (Portugal) among 9th grade students from Eco-Schools and ordinary schools. It applies a questionnaire with three components, addressing kno wledge, attitude and behaviour toward the enviro nment. Results show that environmental literacy among 9th grade Eco - School students is not significantly higher than in ordinary schools. However, there are some features of environmental literacy that are slightly better in Eco-Schools, namely in kno wledge, attitude and behaviours. Based on our findings, we conclude that the Eco-School Program is not really a better environmental education strategy than others strategies adopted in ordinary schools. Nevertheless, the present study fails to point out reasons for the results obtained since the design research is no t adequate for this purpose.
关键词：Environmental education; environmental literacy; eco-schools ; program; new ecological paradigm
