The Grass Is Greener on This Side of the Fence
Garden Education Impacts on Low-Income Elementary School Students' Environmental Literacy in San José, California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21746222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandra Dahl (0000-0003-3598-4698), Katherine Cushing (0000-0003-4812-0610), Katherine Kao Cushing (0000-0001-6916-6808) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 59-80 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children Youth and Environments (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1546-2250 • E-ISSN: 1546-2250 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cye.2022.0015 |
| OpenAlex | W4296064828 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The objective of this research was to assess the effectiveness of garden-based pedagogy as a strategy for increasing student environmental literacy, a desired outcome of environmental education programs. Using a nonequivalent group design, this study employed pre- and post-intervention surveys, participant journaling, and researcher observation to assess changes in two treatment and two control elementary school classes in a low-income, Latinx population. The environmental literacy of participating students increased significantly over the control group, especially in categories of pro-environmental awareness, attitude, and behavior. In addition, the varied outcomes from the mixed-methods assessments used in this study illustrates that surveys alone are not sufficient for tracking meaningful changes in elementary school-aged students
Environmental education · Journaling file system · Literacy · Low income · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Medicine · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |