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Student-Perspective Sources of Environmental Learning in South Korea  

Bakkensen, Laura A. (Foreign Language Institute, Cheju National University)
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Journal of the Korean Geographical Society / v.42, no.5, 2007 , pp. 769-787 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to uncover sources of environmental learning from a student perspective using the previously unstudied case of South Korea. literature from other countries credits many sources of learning, including: media, school, personal sources, and non-governmental organizations. This analysis is based on focus group and questionnaire data collected during in-country field work. Results from South Korea are then compared with other studies carried out in the Asia-Pacific and the Western developed world. The results show that, similar to other countries including Australia, China, and India; South Korean students learn about the environment mainly through the media and schools. Television, schools, and domestic internet web pages were found to be some of the most-used sources of environmental information in South Korea, while more personal sources, such as community, family, and friends, were found to play an overall lesser instructive role. When compared internationally, South Korean students often exhibited less trust in the reliability of various sources, especially business, community, and foreign sources of information.
Keywords
environmental education; learning sources; student-perspective research; focus group; questionnaire;
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