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Teacher/Faculty Surveys

Instrument 1: Environmental Survey

Project: Anonymous 3

Funding Source: NSF: Programs of Gender Equity (HRD)

Purpose: Knowledge of environmental issues

Administered To: administered

Topics Covered:

Attitudes & Beliefs (Teacher/Faculty): content
Perceptions (Teacher/Faculty): content
Self Assessment (Teacher/Faculty): attitudes
Background Characteristics/Activities (Teacher/Faculty): extracurricular involvement

Format/Length: 1 selected response, 50 5-point scale

NAME___________________________________

Environmental Survey

1. Which of the following activities have you done regularly within the last year?

Spending time alone in the outdoors.	YES	NO
Maintaining a vegetable or flower garden.	YES	NO
Photographing wildlife.	YES	NO
Walking/hiking in the woods.	YES	NO
Camping.	YES	NO
Fishing.	YES	NO
Hunting.	YES	NO
Sailing/boating/canoeing.	YES	NO
Bird watching.	YES	NO
Planting trees.	YES	NO
Reading articles on environmental issues.	YES	NO
Volunteering for environmental groups.	YES	NO
Swimming in a river/lake/pond.	YES	NO
Visit nature parks.	YES	NO
Visit nature museums.	YES	NO
Taking nature oriented vacations.	YES	NO

2. How important were each of the following activities or events in affecting your attitude toward the environment? Mark an X in the appropriate box: VERY IMPORTANT (VI), IMPORTANT (I), SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT (SI), MINIMAL IMPORTANCE (MI), NOT IMPORTANT (NI).

ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS:	1=VI	2=I	3=SI	4=MI	5=NI
As a child, spending time alone or with family exploring/playing outdoors.
Parents who encouraged outdoor activities.
Time spent fishing/hunting.
Taking an ecology/environmental science course.
Watching nature programs on television.
Visiting nature centers.
Taking vacations that took place in natural areas.
Playing outdoors with friends.
Participating in water sports like canoeing or swimming.
Pollution of a natural body of water that was important to you.
Destruction of a favorite childhood nature spot.
Parents who had a scientific related job.
Transformation of a childhood "green space" to "city space".
Participating in a youth group that did outdoor activities, such as scouts, 4-H etc.
Reading nature-oriented books.
Witnessing habitat destruction.
Bird watching.
Living in close proximity to a "pristine environment"
Parents whose job had a negative impact on the environment.

3. What sacrifices do you make for the environment?
Rate the following statements using 1 = always, 2 = many times, 3 = sometimes, 4 = few times, 5 = never.

Buy items that are potentially harmful to the environment.	1	2	3	4	5
Make financial sacrifices that will benefit the environment.	1	2	3	4	5
Recycle paper.	1	2	3	4	5
Recycle aluminum cans.	1	2	3	4	5
Recycle glass.	1	2	3	4	5
Ride a bicycle/walk to get to school or work.	1	2	3	4	5
Car pool to school or work	1	2	3	4	5
Set thermostat above 72 degrees Fahrenheit in summer.	1	2	3	4	5
Set thermostat below 68 degrees Fahrenheit in winter.	1	2	3	4	5
Buy environmentally friendly household products.	1	2	3	4	5
Use a low water flow toilet.	1	2	3	4	5
Take quick showers instead of baths.	1	2	3	4	5
Use more costly, energy efficient bulbs.	1	2	3	4	5
Financially support alternative energy sources.	1	2	3	4	5
Buy products made from post-consumer paper.	1	2	3	4	5
Turn off the lights in rooms not being used.	1	2	3	4	5
Use paper napkins and dinnerware.	1	2	3	4	5
Use cloth dinner napkins.	1	2	3	4	5
Use disposable cleaning cloths.	1	2	3	4	5

4. Rate the following statements using the scale of 1 = strongly agree (SA), 2 = agree (A), 3 = undecided (U), 4 = disagree (D) and 5 = strongly disagree (SD).

We are approaching the limit of the number of people that the earth can support.
(SA)	(A)	(U)	(D)	(SD)
1	2	3	4	5
Humans have the right to modify the natural environment to suit their needs.
1	2	3	4	5
When humans interfere with nature, it often produces disastrous consequences.
1	2	3	4	5
Humans are severely abusing the environment.
1	2	3	4	5
The earth has plenty of natural resources if we just learn how to develop them.
1	2	3	4	5
Plants and animals have as much right as humans to exist.
1	2	3	4	5
The balance of nature is strong enough to cope with the impacts of modern industrial nations.
1	2	3	4	5
Despite our special abilities humans are still subject to the laws of nature.
1	2	3	4	5
The so-called ecological crisis facing humankind has been greatly exaggerated.
1	2	3	4	5
The earth is like a spaceship with very limited room and resources.
1	2	3	4	5
The balance of nature is very delicate and easily upset.
1	2	3	4	5
Humans will eventually learn enough about how nature works to be able to control it.
1	2	3	4	5
If things continue on their present course, we will soon experience a major ecological catastrophe.
1	2	3	4	5