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Thank you for the tips Len. I hadn't heard of motivational interviewing
before, I am so glad you were able to tell me about that!

Lindzy 





On 11/21/11 9:12 AM, "Len Adams" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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>Hi Lindzy,
>
>Do you have any particular types of behavior change in mind?
>
>You may have already looked in to Social Marketing, there's been work
>done in that area that might be interesting for you.  The gist is to use
>aspects of marketing strategy to influence individual behaviors to some
>specific end, much like regular marketing is trying to modify your
>behavior (i.e. buy their product).
>
>You might also look in to Motivational Interviewing, more of a one-to-one
>interaction model for facilitating behavior change.
>
>Both of these are used in a wide range of topic areas, but both have been
>used in environmental education as well.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
> - Len
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>Len Adams
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>Greetings All,
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>I am in the process of planning a Science and Sustainability Family
>Science Night. One of out top goals is to promote pro-environmental
>behavior change.
>
>As I look through the literature I am seeing very little reference to
>research or evaluation done on this topic. In fact the only journal
>article referencing this based on Disney's Conservation Station within
>Animal Kingdom. Perhaps I am not looking in the right place, or with an
>appropriate search term, so I am hoping to get some help from you all. I
>know proving that change happened based on a one-time experience is
>difficult, but does that mean no one is trying this?
>
>Have you done programming focused on pro-environmental behavior change?
>I'd love to hear about your experiences, thoughts or perspectives on this
>idea.
>
>Cheers,
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>Lindzy Bivings
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