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Toward A More Holistic Worldview: Environmental Values In Context, Erica Lynne Walters
Toward A More Holistic Worldview: Environmental Values In Context, Erica Lynne Walters
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
This study extensively examines the formation of pro-environmental behaviors as mediated by the Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) Theory. Using this theoretical framework, qualitative, in-depth interviews were conducted with a small number of Butler University students (n=10). The findings of the data collection demonstrate the limitations of the VBN Theory when applied to pro-environmental behavior. Data analysis demonstrates the role that formative experiences, environmental education, and connectedness to nature can play as intervening influences in the linear translation posited by the VBN Theory. Moreover, the confluence of various values that emerged among research participants suggests the need for a more holistic value orientation …
The Impact Of Local Environmental Activist Organizations On State Environmental Policies, Molly Patricia Casperson
The Impact Of Local Environmental Activist Organizations On State Environmental Policies, Molly Patricia Casperson
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
In the past ten years, the state of Indiana has been recognized as having a poor environmental record, with an increasing carbon footprint, poor air and water quality, ineffective hazardous waste management, and few policy initiatives to correct the problems. Because most the environmental issues are "creeping" environmental problems (Moser and Dilling 42), citizens too easily dismiss them when other, more pressing issues, like job loss and high taxes become apparent. Ironically, Indiana is a state with a numerous active environmental groups, some with long histories in the state. While Indiana attracts criticism for its poor environmental record, many citizens …