ENSn4637 Environmental Education and Evaluation

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristína Markechová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 16:00–19:40 Aula
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! HEN637 Environmental programs &&!NOW( HEN637 Environmental programs )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will learn how to design and evaluate environmental education and communication programmes. They learn principles for developing evaluation plans and apply new competence for designing an evaluation plan for a selected environmental education or communication programme.
Learning outcomes
After succesful finishing the course, students
- design their own environmental education program corresponding with relevant methodological frameworks;
- analyze the strong and weak points of a environmental education program theory;
- design an evaluation plan for a selected program;
- independently conduct the process of evaluation research.
Syllabus
  • 1. Programme theory. What are programmes and in what context they are used. Logic and process models. Psychological and educational grounding of a programme theory.
  • 2. Program analysis. Identification of the strong and weak points of a programme. Programme designing. Principles for designing a new environmental education, communication, or policy programme. Applying of logic and process models for programme design.
  • 3. Presentation and peer-reviewing of students’ new programmes.
  • 4. Programme evaluation theory. Evaluation areas: front-end evaluation, formative and summative evaluation. Utilization-focused evaluation. Stakeholders. Ethical aspects of evaluation.
  • 5. Evaluation cycle. Evaluation questions, designing of evaluation plans. Methodological approaches of evaluation, specific features of quantitative, qualitative, or mixed evaluation plan.
  • 6. Designing of instruments for data collection. Selection of evaluation questions, focus groups, questionnaires, tests, artefacts, programme documentation.
  • 7. Data analysis and interpretation. Presentation and communication of results to the stakeholders.
  • 8. Presentation and peer-review of students’ programs.
Literature
    required literature
  • WORTHEN, Blaine R., James R. SANDERS and Jody L. FITZPATRICK. Program evaluation : alternative approaches and practical guidelines. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2004, xv, 555. ISBN 0321077067. info
  • PATTON, Michael Quinn. Qualitative research & evaluation methods. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2002, xxiv, 598. ISBN 0761919716. info
  • PATTON, M. Q. (2008). Utilization-Focused Evaluation. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
    recommended literature
  • ČINČERA, Jan. Metodika pro hodnocení programů environmentální výchovy pro dospělé účastníky (The methodology for the evaluation of environmental education programs for adult participants). 2013. URL info
  • Činčera, J. (2013). Metodika pro hodnocení programů environmentální výchovy pro starší školní věk a střední školy. Envigogika: Charles University E-journal for Environmental Education, 8(5). Retrieved from http://www.envigogika.cuni.cz/index.php/Envigog
  • ČINČERA, Jan. Metodika pro hodnocení programů environmentální výchovy pro předškolní a mladší školní věk (The methodology for evaluation of environmental education programmes for pre-school and K-5 elementary school pupils). 2013. URL info
  • Činčera, J. (2010). Metodika evaluace programů environmentální výchovy. Envigogika: Charles University E-journal for Environmental Education, 5(3). Retrieved from http://www.envigogika.cuni.cz/index.php/Envigogika/article/view/149/html_149
  • ČINČERA, Jan. Střediska ekologické výchovy mezi teorií a praxí (Environmental education centers between theory and practice). Praha: BEZK, Agentura Koniklec a Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 273 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6525-3. info
  • ERNST, J.A., MONROE, M.C., SIMMONS, B. (2009). Evaluating your environmental education program. A workbook for practitioners. Washington: NAAEE.
  • FRECHTLING, Joy et. al. The 2002 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation. The National Science Foundation, 2002. [online] [Cit. 2009-01-05] Dostupné nahttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02057/nsf02057.pdf
  • KIRKPATRICK, Donald L and James D KIRKPATRICK. Implementing the four levels: a practical guide for effective evaluation of training programs. 1st ed. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007, 153 pp. ISBN 1-57675-454-5. info
  • ROSSI, P. H., LIPSEY, M.W. & FREEMAN, H.E. (2004). Evaluation. A Systemic Approach. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
  • Stokking, H.; van Aert, L.; Meijberg, W; Kaskens, A. Evaluating Evironmental Education [online]. IUCN Commission on Education and Communication CEC, 1999. Dostupné nahttp://www.iucn.org/wp2003/books/pdf/cec4.pdf
  • Handbook of practical program evaluation. Edited by Joseph S. Wholey - Harry P. Hatry - Kathryn E. Newcomer. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010, xxxix, 700. ISBN 9780470522479. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, active participation.
Assessment methods
Students’ assignment
• A = 50 points and more
• B = 45-49 points
• C = 40-44 points
• D= 35-39 points
• E= 30-34 points
• F=less than 30 bodů
Students will be assigned in groups of three for following tasks:
• Program design: 0-20 points
• Assignments: 0-20 points
• Participation: 1 pt for every team member on a lesson and 3 pt for participation at the outdoor workshop.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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