Έρευνα αξιολόγησης εκπαιδευτικού υλικού περιβαλλοντικής εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων. Μία μελέτη περίπτωσης
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The case study reported here is an evaluation study of the educational material developed in the context of the nationally-funded R&D project “Sustainable Sailing Tourism” in support of the implementation of an adult environmental education program. The design, development and evaluation of the educational material were based on the Russo & Olvitt’s approach (2006). A set of criteria were put forth by the research team taking into consideration the context of the program implementation and shedding a new light on the concepts of ‘quality’ and ‘efficiency’. Following a spiral course of action to provide a direct feedback to the design, the evaluation adopted a formative developmental approach as embedded in the constructivist paradigm, highlighting the need for collaborative and reflective procedures and putting forth a new conception of the utilization aspect. Data collection was based on small focus group discussions and a follow up survey with the use of a questionnaire. The findings confirmed the research team’s choices in terms of the criteria set for the initial design, while some doubts that were expressed on specific issues/ dimensions of the educational material were taken into consideration and led to specific adaptations and improvements.
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Γρίλλια Π.-Μ., & Δασκολιά Μ. (2019). Έρευνα αξιολόγησης εκπαιδευτικού υλικού περιβαλλοντικής εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων. Μία μελέτη περίπτωσης. Environmental Education for Sustainability, 1(1), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.12681/ees.17357
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