Estimating scale, diversity, and professional training of environmental educators in the U.S
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12525318 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rupanwita Gupta (0000-0002-7276-4312, New Knowledge Organization Ltd., New York, USA, corresponding author), John Fraser (0000-0001-8383-0699, New Knowledge Organization Ltd., New York, USA), Christina Shane‐Simpson (0000-0002-8747-2777, New Knowledge Organization Ltd., New York, USA), Sharon Danoff-Burg (0000-0001-9156-4204, New Knowledge Organization Ltd., New York, USA), Nezam Ardalan (New Knowledge Organization Ltd., New York, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-91 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Education Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4622 • E-ISSN: 1469-5871 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504622.2018.1435778 |
| OpenAlex | W2792414194 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
After decades of growth in environmental education (EE) in the US, the number of practitioners in the field remains unknown. A national study was conducted to estimate the field’s size through an online consumer survey panel stratified by race, ethnicity, and geographic region representing the US adult population. In addition to demographic data, three categorical questions assessed self-perceptions as environmental educators, the paid/unpaid nature of their work, and educational background in EE. Near one-fifth of the sample identified as environmental educators. Sample estimates of the overlap of environmental educators in formal education, non-formal, and unpaid (volunteer) work and their population numbers were used to calculate a conservative estimate of approximately 3.9 million environmental educators in the US Racial minority groups comprised 47% of the total number of environmental educators, indicating they were over-represented among those who consider themselves environmental educators compared to the general population. These results counter traditional assumptions that EE itself is not diverse, suggesting that inclusive practices may require more attention to who is currently excluded in organizations with low representation of minority communities
Categorical variable · Diversity (politics · Environmental education · Environmental justice · Ethnic group · Geography · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · Professional development · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Mathematics · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.14 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |