Turning Environmental Knowledge into Environmental Action
Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior form the trifecta of environmental education (EE) outcomes, yet research repeatedly demonstrates that the three are not linear and do not necessarily lead to one another. In some situations, teaching-and-learning approaches, such as community-engaged and/or place-based experiences, allow students to align knowledge and attitudes in a way that their behavior with community groups provides an avenue to practice and deepen the related behaviors.