Are you measuring the outcomes of your environmental education efforts? And what should you measure?
A SWANA e-book co-authored by 20 environmental educators in 2014, Measuring Environmental Education Outcomes, suggested looking at the following to measure your program's success within the community.
Do you see:
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Increasing knowledge about the environment and environmental issues
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Growing awareness and sensitivity to the environment that leads to a change in behaviors
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Changing attitudes that lead to empathy and belief in personal responsibility for the environment
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Improving skills which allow for identification, and even prevention of, environmental issues and actions to address them
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Developing behaviors that benefit the environment and decrease impact
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Rising participation in community programs that benefit the environment
How does your community measure up? Eco Partners is here to help your efforts reach the top of the yardstick. Give us a call so we can work together to meet the needs of your community.
Keep on educating,
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