A review of the locus of control construct in relation to environmental education program participation, 1994
Willis, Sean C.
1990-1999
This thesis examined the relationship between participation and locus of control among urban African-American youth aged five to nine. The sample consisted of forty boys and girls who participated in a federally sponsored program. The programs major goal is to provide environmental education and forestry career information to urban minority children to stimulate an interest in natural resources preservation as well as in opportunities within this field. Subjects completed the Childrens Nowicki-Strickland locus of control scale before and after participation in the environmental education program. Data were analyzed using the paired T-Test. The studys findings failed to show a statistically significant increase in internality as a result of participation. The findings of this study are inconsistent with the reviewed literature which suggests that participation is positively related to an increased internal locus of control in African-American youth. Limitations, however, in the methodological processes could well account for these findings.
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1994-05-01
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Master of Arts (MA)
Clark Atlanta University
School of Arts and Sciences, Sociology
Taylor, Sandra E. Sisya, Frank D.
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1994_willis_sean_c
