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2009

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Agronomy and Crop Sciences

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Impacts Of American Student Teachers On Twelve Community Members In A Rural New South Wales Community Australia: A Qualitative Study, Tera Shenae Bunch Dec 2009

Impacts Of American Student Teachers On Twelve Community Members In A Rural New South Wales Community Australia: A Qualitative Study, Tera Shenae Bunch

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influences of American student teachers on a rural community in New South Wales, Australia. The study analyzed interviews with twelve participants of the American student teacher program in A Rural New South Wales community, Australia. Two researchers worked together to complete this study. Both researchers were student teachers with the New South Wales community for ten weeks and taught Agriculture in one the community‟s two high schools. After allowing one year to pass, researcher one returned to the community to interview twelve individuals involved with the program. The interviewed participants were …


“Growing Up Green: A Study Focusing On Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge And Focusing On Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge And Behaviors Of Elementary Children.”, Sarah Elizabeth Smith Aug 2009

“Growing Up Green: A Study Focusing On Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge And Focusing On Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge And Behaviors Of Elementary Children.”, Sarah Elizabeth Smith

Masters Theses

“Growing Up Green,” is a research based environmental education program that teaches children about recycling, energy conservation, and composting. This program was taught to fourth grade students at H.B. Williams Elementary School, in White House, Tennessee. The children were given a pre-test before the program and a post-test two weeks after the program. The pre and post-test was composed of three parts. The three parts tested their environmental attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors. The study found that most of the children already had positive attitudes toward the environment. While, their attitudes decreased minimally after the program, they still remained very positive. …