Measurement of the Effectiveness of Various Environmental Education Programs on Different Target Groups
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Environmental education (EE) plays a very critical role in promoting sustainable environment and contributes positively towards environmental protection. Hence, understanding how to simplify the complex scientific knowledge that will properly fit the respective target group as well as the suitable method of knowledge transfer is of great importance. This study therefore reviews some recent works by various authors from different countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Brazil, Spain, Germany and South Africa. The general assessment of the environmental education intervention impact on the respective target group is clearly carried out and the results show that using the right delivery technique is very important in achieving effective outcome. Moreover, the right framework for environmental education is useful in any intervention program to help the practitioners achieve the best outcome.
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