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Item The Effect of Environmental Charter School Participation on the Environmental Literacy Levels of 6th Grade Students(2012) Poliseno, Jennifer AThis study lies in the need to better understand EE’s contribution to fostering environmental literacy of young students. In the coming years, students will be called upon to understand complex environmental issues and make informed decisions in their private and public lives. All this comes at a time when young people are less connected to the natural world (Mertz, 2010). This study used the Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey to explore the environmental literacy level of 6th grade students at an environmental charter school. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of environmental charter school participation on the environmental literacy levels of 6th grade students.Item Self-Reported Prosocial Tendencies in Early Adolescence as Related to Out-Of-School-Time Activities(2010) Beiswenger, Jolene; Rauschenfels, Diane; Hyman, RandyA growing number of youth are engaging in extracurricular/out-of-schooltime activities. With a high percentage of youth being engaged in structured, supervised after-school settings (Ehrle & Moore, 1999a), it is important to research the effects these activities may have on adolescent development. Self-reported prosocial tendencies in early adolescents as related to out-ofschool- time (OST) activities was a concurrent, mixed-methods approach to study behavioral development. It involved youth ages 12-14 years at two schools in Polk County, MN, a county in Northwest Minnesota. Quantitative and qualitative questions were administered via paper survey about their OST activity involvement, social behaviors and social concerns. The results of the survey were analyzed to determine if a student's self-reported behavior and concerns can be linked to the activities in which they are involved.