Long-term effects of the energy source education program

Abstract

A confrrmative evaluation study of the Energy Source Education Program was begun in the fall of 1991. This study sought to determine the measurable effects on students' energy-related knowledge, attitudes, and conservation behaviors, due to participation in one or more of the eight classroom instruction units on energy during elementary school (i.e., kindergarten through sixth grade). The Energy Source Education Program was developed by the Energy Source Education Council, a national, nonprofit industry and education partnership organization) The council has more than 200 member utility companies and other energy-related organizations around the country. These members support the council's Energy Source Education Program by providing the resources free to local schools in their area. Since 1982, it is estimated that through the support of the council's members more than 10 million elementary school students have received one or more of these units.