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The Effects of Eco-Friendly Consumer Education on Ecological Footprint (환경 친화적 소비자 교육이 생태 발자국에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoon, Yeo-Chan;Choi, Don-Hyung
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the change in ecological footprint made by the eco-friendly consumer education program, and ultimately, to help the high school students, future consumers, have eco-friendly attitude. This study will be contributed to helping them to understand the importance of the eco-friendly consumption and the seriousness of the environmental problems arising from their bad consumption habit, to get interested in the environmental problems in daily lives, and to reduce the ecological footprint through the eco-friendly habit acquired when young. This study is designed to have 60 high school students experience the eco-friendly consumer education program for 10 months and compare the levels of each ecological footprint though two different Questionnaires in five sections: housing, food, transportation, purchase, and waste. The program used in this research consists of three parts: eco-friendly attitude education for consumers, eco-friendly citizen education for consumers, and eco-friendly resource management education for consumers. The data are analyzed by SPSS Window 10.0 program. The findings are as follows: First. The eco-friendly consumer education is more likely to help the students develop critical thought and eco-friendly attitude, unlike the economy-related consumer education. Second. The level of ecological footprint is significantly decreased in the group with the eco-friendly consumer education program. compared to the group without it. Third. Experiencing the eco-friendly consumer education program helps the students have the positive attitude on ecology and lead an environmentally sustainable consumer life. The results show that eco-friendly consumer education can make a contribution to raising the good citizens who have eco-friendly attitude and behavior, lead sustainable consumer life, and try to reduce the level of ecological footprint.

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A Study on the Effect of the Application of School Eco-Audit in School Environmental Education (학교 생태 감사의 학교 환경교육 적용 및 효과 분석)

  • Woo, Jung-Ae;Nam, Young-Sook
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.97-105
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study is to find out educational effect of school environmental education utilized school eco-audit. The result of the study is as followings. First, environmental education program based on school eco-audit was developed. Environmental education program was applied school environmental education. According to developed program, students surveyed environmental problem of school and drove to solution of environmental problem. Second, after environmental education, students became to recognize the fact we are responsible for the environmental problem and also affect the solution of it too much. Also, result showed that will to save energy and resource get higher. In conclusion, school eco-audit is effective cultivation of positive attitude for solution and responsibility of environmental problem. Therefore school eco-audit have to introduce school environmental education because school eco-audit derive participation for solution of environmental problem and learning of decision-making.

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Relative Effects of Education and In-vehicle Information System on Eco-driving and Driving Workload (교육과 차량 내 정보 제공 장비가 에코 드라이빙 행동과 운전자 작업부하에 미치는 영향에 대한 검증)

  • Lee, Kyehoon;Oah, Shezeen
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.66-70
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    • 2013
  • This study examined the relative effects of education and eco-IVIS(in-vehicle information system) to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Also the study investigated the increasing of driving workload when drivers interact with intervention technique. Thirty participants randomly assigned into two groups(training and eco-IVIS) and conducted driving before and after the each intervention technique. While driving, we observed three driving behaviors: Frequency of excessive RPM, percent of speeding, and mean fuel efficiency. Also the Driver Activity Load Index was used to rate participants' subjective ratings of driving workload. Although the results showed positive impact of both education and eco-IVIS to increasing the eco-driving behaviors, eco-IVIS was more effective than education. However, we found comparable level of driving workload in the education and eco-IVIS.

The Effect of Eco-Centered Early Childhood Education by Seasonal Divisions on Child Nature-Friendly Attitudes and Emotional Intelligence (절기에 따른 생태유아교육 활동이 자연친화적 태도와 정서지능에 미치는 효과)

  • Park, Jaeok;Jung, Hyejin
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.101-116
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    • 2016
  • Objective: This study aimed to investigate how the eco-centered early childhood education by seasonal divisions influences the child's nature-friendly attitude and emotional intelligence. Methods: Forty 5-year-olds from 2 preschools in Gyeonggi were selected through convenience sampling and were divided into the experimental group (21) and the comparative group (19). The experimental group received eco-centered childhood education by seasonal divisions 2 or 3 times a week (33 in total). Pre-post data were collected on both groups and analyzed via t-test and ANCOVAs. Results: The key result was as follows: eco-centered childhood education by seasonal divisions influenced positively the nature-friendly attitude and emotional intelligence of children. Conclusion: Based on the result, it is recommended that eco-centered early childhood education be applied in childhood education and that relevant program be developed. Eco-centered education by seasonal divisions is meaningful in early childhood so that children can be harmonious with the nature. Furthermore, the study should be continued for the development of qualified eco-centered education.

High school students' Low-carbon green growth awareness and Eco-friendly Clothing attitudes (고등학교 학생들의 저탄소 녹색성장 인식과 친환경 의생활 태도)

  • Jeon, Yunhee;Koo, Insook
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.42-63
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    • 2013
  • The attitude of Eco-friendly clothing is based on environmental awareness and Low-carbon green growth awareness. It can be developed through our education. I studied and analyzed the survey which targeted on highschool students whether the recognition of low-carbon green growth can be effected to the eco-friendly clothing attitude or not, and school education effect. The research shows the green growth recognition affects significantly to the eco-friendly clothing attitude. Also the study proves the education of green growth awareness and the eco-friendly clothing attitude informs the realizations of environmental and green growth concepts. The education of clothing habits affects our eco-friendly clothing attitude. Therefore this education is necessary for school curriculum and it must be expanded in any areas both in 'environment and green growth' course and 'home economics' courses in secondary education. The education of Eco-friendly clothing habit should be keep researched specifically and develop further and further.

Understanding of Eco-centered Early Childhood Education Program (생태유아교육 프로그램에 대한 원장.교사 및 학부모의 인식과 요구도에 관한 연구)

  • Min, Koang-Soon;Moon, Hyuk-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.44 no.3 s.217
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this research was to provide recommendations for eco-centered early childhood education as a new paradigm in Korean society. Questionnaires were collected from directors, teachers, and parents of private & public kindergartens, as well as child care centers, in Bucheon city. The data were analyzed based on the frequencies, $X^2$ test, F test, and Scheffe test. The results were as follows. (a) Most directors, teachers, and parents positively agreed with the eco-centered early childhood education and recognized its benefits. (b) In order for the eco-centered early childhood education to be successful, development of various programs, systematic study, ongoing teacher training, and parents' education were required. (c) In order for the eco-centered early childhood education to develop more culturally appropriate program, close connection with local community, reorganization of the early childhood education curriculum, and government support were needed. The findings demonstrate that eco-centered early childhood education is necessary for the future wellbeing of Korean society.

A Study on the Effect of Environmental Education Using the Advertisement on Children's Eco-Friendly Attitude and Environmental Preservation Knowledge (광고를 활용한 환경교육이 유아의 환경친화적 태도 및 환경보전 지식에 미치는 효과)

  • Lim, Soo Min;Ahn, Hyojin
    • Human Ecology Research
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    • v.54 no.5
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    • pp.451-459
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    • 2016
  • This study was to develop environmental education activities using advertisement as well as investigate the effect of environmental education using advertisements on children's eco-friendly attitudes and environmental preservation knowledge. The effect of the environmental education activity using advisements was examined based on 24 children aged five attending a daycare center located in Incheon metropolitan city (12 in the experimental group and 12 in the control group). This study was executed 12 times (twice a week) in both the experimental group and comparative group as the environmental education using advertisements was developed and executed in the experimental group as environmental education according to the life theme's in the Nuri curriculum of the comparative group. The instruments used in this study were the children's eco-friendly attitude scale (two factors, 18 items) and environmental preservation knowledge scale (four factors, 16 items). Children's eco-friendly attitude and environmental preservation knowledge were assessed by pre-tests and post-tests using the SPSS ver. 18.0 program. Results indicated that after 6 weeks application, the experimental group exhibited higher scores than the control group in the children's eco-friendly attitude as well as environmental preservation knowledge. This study showed that environmental education activities using advertisement had a positive effect on children's eco-friendly attitudes and environmental preservation knowledge.

A Study on the Development of a Model in the Environmental Ethics Education for Eco-centred Life Values (생태중심 생명가치관 확립을 위한 환경윤리교육의 모형 개발에 관한 연구)

  • 조용개
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study is to research new paradigms of environmental ethics and environmental ethics education to overcome ecological crisis and to develop an alternative model of systematic environmental ethics education for establishing eco-centred life values. According to deep ecologists, they assert the necessity of basic reorientation of crucial components of present political, economic and social orders to overcome ecological crisis today. This means the movement from the mechanistic worldview to the ecological worldview and the shift from Dominant Social Paradigm(DSP) to New Ecological Paradigm(NEP). Environmental ethics education should be 'eco-centred environmental ethics education'which makes some contribution to overcome ecological crisis and to create new alternatives. Also it should be not a simple behavior change but 'eco-centred environmental ethics education', what is called, as 'ecological literacy education'which changes the views of values, thoughts and attitudes etc. In this, as a new social curriculum, 'ecological literacy education'means to cultivate the ability which can recognize environmental problems correctly and to overcome ecological crisis wisely we face with today. To perform this ecological environmental ethics education, we suggested 'eco-centred life values', we place a criterion of moral value judgment according to 'ecological conscience'on 'life', and we presented 'an alternative model of environmental ethics education' giving consideration to human being, nature and environment at the same time.

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Cloning, Expression, and Functional Characterization of the Dunaliella salina 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate Synthase Gene in Escherichia coli

  • Yi, Yi;Qiao, Dairong;Bai, Linhan;Xu, Hui;Li, Ya;Wang, Xiaolin;Cao, Yi
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.45 no.2
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    • pp.153-157
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    • 2007
  • 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSP synthase, EC 2.5.1.19) is the sixth enzyme in the shikimate pathway which is essential for the synthesis of aromatic amino acids and many secondary metabolites. The enzyme is widely involved in glyphosate tolerant transgenic plants because it is the primary target of the nonselective herbicide glyphosate. In this study, the Dunaliella salina EPSP synthase gene was cloned by RT-PCR approach. It contains an open reading frame encoding a protein of 514 amino acids with a calculated molecular weight of 54.6 KDa. The derived amino acid sequence showed high homology with other EPSP synthases. The Dunaliella salina EPSP synthase gene was expressed in Escherichia coli and the recombinant EPSP synthase were identified by functional complementation assay.

Eco-car Manufacturing Activities as Engineering Design Education Subject in Suzuka National College of Technology

  • Mori, Kunihiko;Sakamoto, Hidetoshi;Ohbuchi, Yoshifumi
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2012
  • "The engineering education program for environmental intention and value creation" has been executed from 2008 to 2010 in Suzuka National College of Technology, which program was promoted as "Good Practice for Education" by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan. "Eco-car project" is one of these practical ecology/environment education programs. The project's members have been learning and researching the environmental managements by the process of design, manufacturing, and assembly of solar car, highly effective fuel consumption car (Eco-run car), electric vehicle and fuel-cell car. Also this project was supported by some professional experts of the local industries and community. The students learned the actual industrial technique, the engineering management and the structure of local industries by this project. In this paper, the environmental intention engineering design education with local industry collaboration is introduced.