Environmental Problems, Causes, and Solutions: An Open Question

In a national evaluation of environmental literacy in Israel, ( Negev, Sagy, Garb, Salzberg, & Tal, 2008 ), the authors included both multiple choice questions and open questions. In this article the authors describe the qualitative analysis of the answers to an open question regarding a local e...

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Published in:The Journal of environmental education 2010-01, Vol.41 (2), p.101-115
Main Authors: Negev, Maya, Garb, Yaakov, Biller, Roni, Sagy, Gonen, Tal, Alon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Problems
Change Strategies
Coding
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Data collection
Educational Objectives
Environmental Education
Environmental impact
environmental literacy
Environmental protection
Environmental Research
Environmental Standards
Etiology
Foreign Countries
Grade 12
Grounded Theory
High School Students
Israel
Israeli national survey
Likert Scales
Literacy
Measurement Techniques
Methods
Middle schools
National Surveys
Noise pollution
open question
Pollution
Qualitative Research
Questionnaires
R&D
Research & development
Researchers
Sanitation
Secondary Schools
Skills
Social Problems
State Surveys
Statistical Analysis
Students
Studies
Thinking Skills
Water
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Summary:In a national evaluation of environmental literacy in Israel, ( Negev, Sagy, Garb, Salzberg, & Tal, 2008 ), the authors included both multiple choice questions and open questions. In this article the authors describe the qualitative analysis of the answers to an open question regarding a local environmental problem. Most participants specified solid waste, open spaces, or air pollution as the main issues. The perceived solutions were generally at the governmental level, including planning, infrastructure, legislation, and enforcement. The authors describe relations in these responses between the problems, their causes and solutions, and between the quality of these answers and the general environmental literacy of the participants. The authors end with a discussion of the special contributions and potential of open-ended questions for environmental education research.
ISSN:0095-8964
1940-1892
DOI:10.1080/00958960903295258