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...from my school, due to the teaching of Study of
the Environment course
...from my family since we often discuss about
some environmetal issues at home
...from my school teacher, since she often talks
about the most important environmental issues
...from the internet, the TV etc., by my own
Fig. 3 The participants’ answers based on sources that stimulated their environmental knowledge
6.1 Knowledge
6.1.1 Pre Camp Results
Participants in this particular environmental summer camp thought in their majority
(82%) that their knowledge on environmental issues was increased after participating
in this summer camp. Figure 3 depicts the participants’ main source of information
on environmental issues.
Participants were asked, prior to attending the summer camp, several questions
regarding knowledge on their local environment and general environmental issues.
Their responses—correct or wrong as answers—are recorded in Table 1.
Then they were asked to express why forests should be protected. The pertinent
answers are shown in Fig. 4.
6.1.2 Post Camp Results
The 95% of the participants thought that their environmental knowledge increased
after their participation to this environmental camp.
In order to assess the alteration on participants’ knowledge, authors asked some
similar questions with the pre camp questionnaire. After their participation to this
environmental summer camp, children were asked the same questions regarding their
local environment and general environmental issues (Table 2).
Concerning the necessity of maintaining forests on Earth, participants’ answers
were assessed based on responses shown in Fig. 5.