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The Planet, 2011, Winter, Mitch Olsen, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University Jan 2011

The Planet, 2011, Winter, Mitch Olsen, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

The Planet

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Contrasting Immersion And Consultation Service-Learning Pedagogies: A Step Towards Reconstructing Personal Values And Norms, Connor Harron Jan 2011

Contrasting Immersion And Consultation Service-Learning Pedagogies: A Step Towards Reconstructing Personal Values And Norms, Connor Harron

College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications

The purpose of the current research was to examine the effects of two different environmental education programs on participants. In doing so this thesis assessed a Western Washington University study abroad program (Rainforest Immersion and Conservation Action) and a second WWU course, ESTU 436 environmental impact assessment. Both courses use service learning as a way to allow students to actively engage in the learning process and apply knowledge learned in the classroom to real world issues. Although similar in structure, the RICA program benefits from providing an immersion experience and a multi-disciplinary approach. The author hypothesized that participants in the …