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Turning minds on and faucets off: Water conservation education in jordanian schools

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Middlestadt, S; Grieser, M; Hernández, O; Tubaishat, K; Sanchack, J; Southwell, B; Schwartz, R
Published in: Journal of Environmental Education
January 1, 2001

An evaluation was conducted to measure the impact of a curriculum implementation through the Jordan Water Conservation Education Project funded by USAID. This study examined the effect of recommending water conservation at the household level and the impact of using interactive teaching methods to promote conservation behaviors among students and their families. The evaluation used a postintervention design with random selection of participants. Comparisons were made among 671 students (424 experimental, 247 control) belonging to high school eco-clubs in central Jordan. Most students were girls in rural settings. The experimental group consisted of students whose teachers implemented an interactive curriculum and promoted household water-conservation behaviors. Teachers of students in the control group did not participate in the curriculum implementation, but those students were exposed to lectures about biodiversity issues. The results indicate that students who were exposed to the new curriculum demonstrated a higher level of knowledge about water conservation and performed recommended behaviors more often than students in the control group. © 2001 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Journal of Environmental Education

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1940-1892

ISSN

0095-8964

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

32

Issue

2

Start / End Page

37 / 45

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 13 Education
  • 12 Built Environment and Design
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
 

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Middlestadt, S., Grieser, M., Hernández, O., Tubaishat, K., Sanchack, J., Southwell, B., & Schwartz, R. (2001). Turning minds on and faucets off: Water conservation education in jordanian schools. Journal of Environmental Education, 32(2), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958960109599136
Middlestadt, S., M. Grieser, O. Hernández, K. Tubaishat, J. Sanchack, B. Southwell, and R. Schwartz. “Turning minds on and faucets off: Water conservation education in jordanian schools.” Journal of Environmental Education 32, no. 2 (January 1, 2001): 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958960109599136.
Middlestadt S, Grieser M, Hernández O, Tubaishat K, Sanchack J, Southwell B, et al. Turning minds on and faucets off: Water conservation education in jordanian schools. Journal of Environmental Education. 2001 Jan 1;32(2):37–45.
Middlestadt, S., et al. “Turning minds on and faucets off: Water conservation education in jordanian schools.” Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 32, no. 2, Jan. 2001, pp. 37–45. Scopus, doi:10.1080/00958960109599136.
Middlestadt S, Grieser M, Hernández O, Tubaishat K, Sanchack J, Southwell B, Schwartz R. Turning minds on and faucets off: Water conservation education in jordanian schools. Journal of Environmental Education. 2001 Jan 1;32(2):37–45.

Published In

Journal of Environmental Education

DOI

EISSN

1940-1892

ISSN

0095-8964

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

32

Issue

2

Start / End Page

37 / 45

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 13 Education
  • 12 Built Environment and Design
  • 05 Environmental Sciences