The Environment of Education: Identifying Effects of the Hidden Curriculum on Students' Environmental Perceptions, Values, and Attitudes

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Amy Duckert

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pp. 11-16

Abstract

Our relationship with our environment is a function of culture and personal experience. Environmental perceptions, values, and attitudes are therefore linked to cultural standards. As Saul (2000) has stated, "Environmental problems result from environmental practices, and environmental practices are cultural activities" (p. 5). The link between environmental issues and cultural practices is clear, but the question of how to change cultural norms is a difficult one. Some environmental theorists claim the environmental movement has not paid enough attention to culture and has therefore failed to address problems at their true cause (Saul, 2000; Bowers, 1997).

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Amy Duckert (2003) "The Environment of Education: Identifying Effects of the Hidden Curriculum on Students' Environmental Perceptions, Values, and Attitudes," Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/taproot/vol14/iss1/5