MINDS@UW Stevens Point: Recent submissions
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Incorporation of environmental education in Wisconsin elementary and secondary classrooms
(2016-01-31)Human actions influence the health of the planet. It is important for people to understand environmental issues and the effects they can have. One avenue of reaching people is through pK-12 education. Teacher educators ... -
Climate Literacy: Using Deliberative Forums in Two College Courses
(Environmental Issues Forums (EIF) to Enhance Deliberation: Case Studies, North American Association for Environmental Education, 2018-01)Environmental Issue Forums (EIF) are designed to provide tools, training, and support for engaging communities in meaningful, productive discussions about wicked environmental issues. These forums, through the use of ... -
Linking Pedagogies: Promising Practices for High-Poverty Schools
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POTENTIAL FOR MINERALIZATION OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER TO SUPPLY CROP NITROGEN, INFLUENCE CROP YIELD AND IMPROVE NITROGEN RECOMMENDATIONS IN WISCONSIN SANDY SOILS
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-09)Wisconsin is an important state for agricultural food production. In particular, the Wisconsin Central Sands (WCS) region, has a large number of acres in vegetable production. The soils in this region are coarse textured ... -
Examining Expanding Land-Based Recreation in the Iowa Great Lakes
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-09)The Iowa Great Lakes have been an important recreation setting for the Corn Belt region since the 1800s. The area’s tourism industry generates around $275 million annually. However, the overuse of the region’s recreation ... -
ASSESSING PRESCRIBED FIRE EFFECTS ON OAK REGENERATION, WOODY COMPETITION, AND WILDLIFE FORAGE QUALITY AMONG THREE DIFFERENT IRREGULAR SHELTERWOOD TREATMENTS IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-09)Oak woodlands and savannas are among the most fire-dependent ecosystems in Wisconsin. Fire exclusion and suppression over the past 100 years has significantly decreased the extent of fire-dependent ecosystems resulting in ... -
Consumer Motivation: Brand Trust and Purchase Intention through AI Experiences
(Sentry School of Business & Economics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-04-25)This study investigates the role of AI interactions in the brand trust and purchasing behavior through hedonic and utilitarian motivations in consumer experiences. Through a quantitative approach, the research will be ... -
Wisconsin Master Naturalist Training Guide: Human Connections
(Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program, Natural Resources Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension, 2024)As humans, our relationship with nature is ever changing, but our dependency upon it is not. We rely on the soil, water, air, plants, and animals to sustain and enrich us and have simultaneously manipulated, harmed, ... -
Silver-Impregnated Activated Carbon: A Novel Approach for PFBS Adsorption
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-04-18)Short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contain fewer than seven carbon atoms, with perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) being a widely used variant in industries such as aviation, automotive, firefighting, food ... -
Microwave-Assisted Fenton-Like Reaction: An Advanced Approach for PFAS Degradation
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-04-18)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pose significant environmental and health risks due to their persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. Conventional removal methods can be categorized as either non-destructive, ... -
Connect, Explore, Engage: Environmental Education Activities for Teacher Educators
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International Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Environmental Education: A Reader
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Environmental education in teacher education programs: Incorporation and use of professional guidelines
(Journal of Sustainability Education, 2017-12)Faced with everything from climate change to resource depletion, citizens must be environmentally literate. One path to literacy is through teacher education. Participants in this U.S.-based study completed a survey, ... -
Environmental Educator Knowledge and Skills: Guidelines for Excellence
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Climbing Without a Ladder: The Lived Experience of Military Spouses and Their Non-linear Paths to Self-Actualization, Identity, and Growth
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-08)In this qualitative narrative study, I examined lived experiences of a purposive sample of 11 Active duty military spouses. I conducted in-depth interviews in which I sought to learn about their military lifestyles and ... -
Critical Consciousness Among Young Adults in a Community in Hawaiʻi
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-06)In this convergent parallel mixed-methods study, I utilized Diemer et al.’s (2022) previously validated Short Critical Consciousness Survey (ShoCCS) and conducted virtual interviews with a sample of young adults aged 18 ... -
To What Extent Will Infusing a Water Quality Monitoring Field Study into the Biology Curriculum Influence Medford Area Senior High School Students' Environmental Values, Behaviors, Knowledge and Action Skills?
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2001-07)The Taylor County Land and Water Management Plan was developed in the Spring of 2000. Serving on the citizen advisory committee and analyzing the public opinion survey for this plan encouraged a water monitoring project ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Week Long Integrated Thematic Unit at West Elementary School, Antigo, WI
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1997-07)The Department of Public Instruction recommends in its Guide to Curriculum Planning in Environmental Education that school districts not produce an environmental education curriculum guide but rather that environmental ...