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标题：Measuring the Effectiveness of the Leave No Trace PEAK Program
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作者：Jennifer Miller ; Eddie Hill ; Amy Shellman 等
期刊名称：Journal of Youth Development
电子版ISSN：2325-4017
出版年度：2014
卷号：9
期号：2
页码：52-64
DOI：10.5195/JYD.2014.59
出版社：University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
摘要：The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics developed the Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids (PEAK) program to teach children the seven Leave No Trace principles. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the PEAK program. A significant increase was found between the pre-test (M = 3.41, SD = .34) and the post-test (M = 3.61, SD = .36) with the post-test scores being significantly higher, F(1, 140) = 11.15, p<.01. No significant difference was found between the pre-test (M = 3.48, SD = .35), post-test (M = 3.63, SD = .35), and 8-month post-test (M = 3.38, SD = .41). The 8-month post-test indicated a drop in scores, though not statistically significant, below the pretest. Results supported the PEAK program’s effectiveness, in the short-term, in teaching children the Leave No Trace principles. However, longer-term retention was not supported.