Utilization-focused evaluation: Experiences with the educational programme Man and the Environment Cover Image

Evaluace orientovaná na uživatele: zkušenost s pobytovým programem Člověk a prostředí
Utilization-focused evaluation: Experiences with the educational programme Man and the Environment

Author(s): Jan Činčera
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: conservation attitudes; environmental education centres; intention to act; utilizationfocused evaluation

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the process and results of an evaluation research of an educational camp of the Centre for Environmental Education SEVER. The evaluation focused on the impact of the programme on pupils’ attitudes towards conservation and their intention to act in an environment-friendly way. In the sample (N = 156), the effect of the programme on both dependent variables was found; a significant correlation between both variables was also found. In a qualitative part of the research, pupils most often reported improving their recycling competencies, enriching their biological awareness and increasing the level of cooperation in their classes. The article also describes a 2-year long process of evaluation and notices both pros and cons connected with utilization-focused evaluation.

  • Issue Year: 6/2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 119-134
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Czech