The New Environmental Paradigm Scale: Has It Outlived Its Usefulness?

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Title: The New Environmental Paradigm Scale: Has It Outlived Its Usefulness?
Language: English
Authors: Lalonde, Roxanne, Jackson, Edgar L.
Source: Journal of Environmental Education. Sum 2002 33(4):28-36.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2002
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Attitudes, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods, Public Opinion, Surveys
ISSN: 0095-8964
Abstract: Reports on a study based on the premise that although it continues to be desirable to chart public attitudes toward the natural environment, the widely-used, 12-item New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale is in need of revision if it is to measure the public's more recent and sophisticated understanding of complex environmental issues. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/YDS)
Journal Code: CIJFEB2003
Entry Date: 2003
Accession Number: EJ654512
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Reports on a study based on the premise that although it continues to be desirable to chart public attitudes toward the natural environment, the widely-used, 12-item New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale is in need of revision if it is to measure the public's more recent and sophisticated understanding of complex environmental issues. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/YDS)
ISSN:0095-8964