Emergent Environmentalism : Children, 1993-1994

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of this survey was to investigate:<br> 1. The acquisition of environmental knowledge in pre-school children aged 4 years.<br> 2. The environmental knowledge possessed by 6-year-old children, so illuminating aspects of the development of environmental knowledge and concern during children's first two years in formal education.<br> 3. The apparent sources of children's knowledge.<br> 4. Common misconceptions and stereotypical ideas about the environment held by young children.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The sources and extent of children's emergent knowledge and awareness of the environment, specifically covering: tropical rainforest; deforestation and endangered species; polar areas; polar warming; waste disposal.