Interactions & Environmental Attitudes: A Statistical Analysis of How Experiences Determine Outlook Towards Goucher’s Woods
“The purpose of this study is to better understand how Goucher students relate to the Woods surrounding Goucher’s campus in terms of both regulatory and cultural/aesthetic services, which are measured by scales of Environmental Responsibility and Environmental Identity for the cultural/aesthetic services, and Environmental Knowledge for the regulatory services.”
” However, there were two variable combinations that were deemed significant by the Chi Square test that, when tested in a two sample, two-sided hypothesis test, were inconclusive. The results pose an interesting dilemma, as they compare highly emotional attitudes.”
” This survey research found that Interactions with the Woods positively influences the environmental attitudes that Goucher students report. The most salient explanatory variable is Visit, which determines the level of contact that students have with the Woods.
by Rachel Grosso
