Recent Ocean Literacy Research in United States Public Schools: Results and Implications

dc.creator	Brian J. PLANKIS
dc.creator	Meghan E. MARRERO
dc.date	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:06:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:06:00Z
dc.identifier	2146-0329
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/fb2d6ebea1a54dc1910f06350a63e693
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10193
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/fb2d6ebea1a54dc1910f06350a63e693
dc.description	Recent research conducted on adults in the United States indicates low ocean literacy (Ocean Project, 2009b, 1999), but there is a dearth of peer-reviewed research on K-12 students’ ocean literacy. This paper presents two research studies that examined the ocean and environmental literacy of 464 K-12 students in five states. Like the majority of American adults, most of the student participants in these studies had low initial levels of ocean literacy. Both of thesestudies, while conducted with different populations of students, suggest that engagement in an ocean literacy-focused program may lead to higher ocean literacy and increased responsible environmental behaviors that help the ocean. The encouraging results of these studies, and their implications, are discussed in relation to the ocean literacy and environmental educationcommunities and the critical need for further large scale and longitudinal empirical studies to support increased significance of ocean literacy in the United States.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education
dc.relation	http://www.iejeegreen.com/index.php/iejeegreen/article/view/27/8
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2146-0329
dc.source	International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 21-51 (2010)
dc.subject	Ocean literacy
dc.subject	K-12 environmental education
dc.subject	responsible environmental behaviors
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Environmental sciences
dc.subject	GE1-350
dc.subject	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
dc.subject	G
dc.subject	DOAJ:Environmental Sciences
dc.subject	DOAJ:Earth and Environmental Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Environmental sciences
dc.subject	GE1-350
dc.subject	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
dc.subject	G
dc.subject	DOAJ:Environmental Sciences
dc.subject	DOAJ:Earth and Environmental Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Environmental sciences
dc.subject	GE1-350
dc.subject	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
dc.subject	G
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Environmental sciences
dc.subject	GE1-350
dc.subject	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
dc.subject	G
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Environmental sciences
dc.subject	GE1-350
dc.subject	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
dc.subject	G
dc.title	Recent Ocean Literacy Research in United States Public Schools: Results and Implications
dc.type	Article