Measuring the Effectiveness of the Leave No Trace PEAK Program

Authors

Jennifer Miller
Eddie Hill, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Amy Shellman
Ron Ramsing
Ben Lawhon

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

DOI

10.5195/jyd.2014.59

Publication Title

Journal of Youth Development

Volume

9

Issue

2

Pages

52-64

Abstract

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics developed the Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids (PEAK) program to teach children the seven Leave No Trace principles. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the PEAK program. A significant increase was found between the pre-test (M = 3.41, SD = .34) and the post-test (M = 3.61, SD = .36) with the post-test scores being significantly higher, F(1, 140) = 11.15, p<.01. No significant difference was found between the pre-test (M = 3.48, SD = .35), post-test (M = 3.63, SD = .35), and 8-month post-test (M = 3.38, SD = .41). The 8-month post-test indicated a drop in scores, though not statistically significant, below the pre-test. Results supported the PEAK program’s effectiveness, in the short-term, in teaching children the Leave No Trace principles. However, longer-term retention was not supported.

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Original Publication Citation

Miller, J., Hill, E., Shellman, A., Ramsing, R., & Lawhon, B. (2014). Measuring the effectiveness of the Leave No Trace PEAK program. Journal of Youth Development, 9(2), 52-64. doi:10.5195/jyd.2014.59

ORCID

0000-0002-3621-5666 (Hill)

Repository Citation

Miller, Jennifer; Hill, Eddie; Shellman, Amy; Ramsing, Ron; and Lawhon, Ben, "Measuring the Effectiveness of the Leave No Trace PEAK Program" (2014). Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications. 88.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/hms_fac_pubs/88