[Arnold, H. E., Cohen, F. G., & Warner, A. (2009). Youth and environmental action: Perspectives of young environmental leaders on their formative influences. Journalof Environmental Education, 40(3), 27ñ36. DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.40.3.27-36.10.3200/JOEE.40.3.27-36]Search in Google Scholar
[Atkinson, R. (1998). The life story interview. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.10.4135/9781412986205]Search in Google Scholar
[Atkinson, R. (2007). The life story interview as a bridge in narrative inquiry. In D. J. Clandinin (Ed.), Handbook of narrative inquiry ñ mapping a methodology (pp. 224ñ245). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications Inc.]Search in Google Scholar
[Ayress, L. (2008). Thematic coding and analysis. In L.M. Given (Ed.), The Sage encyclopediaof qualitative research methods. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from www.sageereference.com/research/Article_n451.html]Search in Google Scholar
[Aytülkasapoglu, M., & Ecevit, M. (2002). Attitudes and behavior toward the environment: The case of Lake Burdur in Turkey. Environment and Behavior, 34(3), 363ñ 377.10.1177/0013916502034003005]Search in Google Scholar
[Balderjahn, I. (1988). Personality variables and environmental attitudes as predictors of ecologically responsible consumption patterns. Journal of Business Research,17(1), 51ñ56.10.1016/0148-2963(88)90022-7]Search in Google Scholar
[Balmford, A., Clegg, L., Coulson, T., & Taylor, J. (2002). Why conservationists should heed Pokeímon. Science, 295(5564), 2367-2367.]Search in Google Scholar
[Bamberg, S., & Moser, G. (2007). Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A new metaanalysis of psycho-social determinants of pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(1), 14ñ25. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp. 2006.12.002.]Search in Google Scholar
[Bandura, A. (1977). Social learning theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.]Search in Google Scholar
[Barr, S. (2007). Factors influencing environmental attitudes and behaviors: A U.K. case study of household waste management. Environment and Behavior, 39(4), 435ñ 473. DOI: 10.1177/0013916505283421.10.1177/0013916505283421]Search in Google Scholar
[Benaquisto, L. (2008). Codes and coding. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The Sage encyclopediaof qualitative research methods. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from www.sage-ereference.com/research/Article_n48.html]Search in Google Scholar
[Berkowitz, B. (1987). Local heroes. Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books.]Search in Google Scholar
[Bögeholz, S. (2006). Nature experience and its importance for environmental knowledge, values and action: Recent German empirical contributions. Environmental EducationResearch, 12(1), 65ñ84.10.1080/13504620500526529]Search in Google Scholar
[Booth, C. (2009). A motivational turn for environmental ethics. Ethics & The Environment, 14(1), 53ñ78.10.2979/ETE.2009.14.1.53]Search in Google Scholar
[Brinkmann, S. (2008). Interviewing. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia ofqualitative research methods. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from www.sage-ereference.com/research/Article_n239.html]Search in Google Scholar
[Bruner, J. (1990). Acts of meaning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.]Search in Google Scholar
[Chawla, L. (1998). Significant life experiences revisited: A review of research on sources of environmental sensitivity. The Journal of Environmental Education, 29(3), 11ñ21.10.1080/00958969809599114]Search in Google Scholar
[Chawla, L. (1999). Life paths into effective environmental action. The Journal of EnvironmentalEducation, 31(1), 15ñ26.10.1080/00958969909598628]Search in Google Scholar
[Chawla, L. (2006). Learning to love the natural world enough to protect it. Barn, 2, 57ñ78.]Search in Google Scholar
[Chawla, L. (2007). Childhood experiences associated with care for the natural world: A theoretical framework for empirical results. Children, Youth and Environments,17(4), 144ñ170.]Search in Google Scholar
[Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, M. (2000). Narrative inquiry: Experience and story inqualitative research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.]Search in Google Scholar
[Clandinin, D. J., & Rosiek, J. (2007). Mapping a landscape of narrative inquiry. In D. J. Clandinin (Ed.), Handbook of narrative inquiry ñ mapping a methodology (pp. 35ñ75). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.10.4135/9781452226552]Search in Google Scholar
[Cleary, I. (2007). A call from the wild: How todayís children need nature and how thefuture depends on it. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from http://www.kindredcommunity.com/articles/a-call-from-the-wild-how-todays-children-need-nature-and-how-thefuture-depends-on-it/p/1186]Search in Google Scholar
[Cleveland, M., Kalamas, M., & Laroche, M. (2005). Shades of green: Linking environmental locus of control and pro-environmental behaviors. Journal of ConsumerMarketing, 22(4), 198ñ212.10.1108/07363760510605317]Search in Google Scholar
[Connelly, F. M. & Clandinin, D. J. (1990). Stories of experience and narrative inquiry. Educational Researcher, 19(5), 2ñ14.10.3102/0013189X019005002]Search in Google Scholar
[De Young, R. (1996). Some psychological aspects of reduced consumption behaviour: The role of intrinsic satisfaction and competence motivation. Environment andBehavior, 28(3), 358ñ409.]Search in Google Scholar
[De Young, R. (2000). New ways to promote proenvironmental behavior: Expanding and evaluating motives for environmentally responsible behavior. Journal of SocialIssues, 56(3), 509ñ526.10.1111/0022-4537.00181]Search in Google Scholar
[Dietz, T., Fitzgerald, A., & Shwom, R. (2005). Environmental values. Annual Reviewof Environment and Resources, 30, 335ñ372.10.1146/annurev.energy.30.050504.144444]Search in Google Scholar
[Dietz, T., & Stern, P. C (1995). Toward a theory of choice: Socially embedded preference construction. Journal of Socio-Economics, 24(2), 261ñ279.10.1016/1053-5357(95)90022-5]Search in Google Scholar
[Eckersley, R. (1989). Green politics and the new class: Selfishness or virtue? PoliticalStudies, 37(2), 205ñ223.10.1111/j.1467-9248.1989.tb01479.x]Search in Google Scholar
[Eckersley, R. (1992). Environmentalism and political theory: Toward an ecocentricapproach. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.]Search in Google Scholar
[Elgin, D. (2010). Voluntary simplicity: Toward a way of life that is outwardly simple,inwardly rich. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.]Search in Google Scholar
[Ellis, R., & Thompson, F. (1997). Seeing green: Cultural biases and environmental preferences. In R. Ellis & M. Thompson (Eds.), Culture matters: Essays in memoryof Aaron Wildavsky (pp. 169ñ188). Boulder: Westview Press.]Search in Google Scholar
[Emmons, K. M. (1997). Perspectives on environmental action: Reflection and revision through practical experience. The Journal of Environmental Education, 29(1), 34ñ44.10.1080/00958969709599105]Search in Google Scholar
[Finger, M. (1994). From knowledge to action? Exploring the relationships between environmental experiences, learning and behavior. Journal of Social Issues, 50(3), 141ñ160.10.1111/j.1540-4560.1994.tb02424.x]Search in Google Scholar
[Franzosi, R. (1998). Narrative analysis ñ or why (and how) sociologists should be interested in narrative. Annual Review of Sociology, 24(5), 517ñ554.10.1146/annurev.soc.24.1.517]Search in Google Scholar
[Freeman, M. (1997). Why narrative? Hermeneutics, historical understanding, and the significance of stories. Journal of Narrative and Life History, 7(1/4), 169ñ176.10.1075/jnlh.7.20why]Search in Google Scholar
[Freeman, M. (2003). Identity and difference in narrative inquiry: A commentary on the articles by Erica Burman, Michelle Crossley, Ian Parker, and Shelley Sclater. Narrative Inquiry, 13(2), 331ñ346.10.1075/ni.13.2.06fre]Search in Google Scholar
[Gready, P. (2008). The public life of narratives: Ethics, politics, methods. In M. Andrews, C. Squire & M. Tamboukou (Eds.), Doing narrative research (pp. 137ñ150). London: Sage Publications Ltd.]Search in Google Scholar
[Gudmundsdottir, S. (2001). Narrative research on school practice. In V. Richardson (Ed.), Fourth handbook for research on teaching (pp. 226ñ240). New York: MacMillan.]Search in Google Scholar
[Hamid, P. N., & Cheng, S. (1995). Predicting anti-pollution behavior: The role of moral behavioral intentions, past behavior, and locus of control. Environment andBehavior, 27(5), 649ñ698.]Search in Google Scholar
[Hines, J. M., Hungerford, H. R., & Tomera, A. N. (1986ñ1987). Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behavior: A meta-analysis. Journal ofEnvironmental Education, 18(2), 1ñ8.10.1080/00958964.1987.9943482]Search in Google Scholar
[Hungerford, H., & Volk, T. (1990). Changing learner behavior through environmental education. Journal of Environmental Education, 21(3), 8ñ21.10.1080/00958964.1990.10753743]Search in Google Scholar
[Hwang, Y., Kim, S., & Jeng, J. (2000). Examining the causal relationships among selected antecedents of responsible environmental behavior. The Journal of EnvironmentalEducation, 31(4), 19ñ25.10.1080/00958960009598647]Search in Google Scholar
[Ignatow, G. (2006). Cultural models of nature and society: Reconsidering environmental attitudes and concern. Environment and Behavior, 38(4), 441ñ461.10.1177/0013916505280791]Search in Google Scholar
[Jenkins, D., Bauer, J., Bruton, S., Austin, D., & McGuire, T. (2006). Two faces of American environmentalism: The quest for justice in Southern Louisiana and sustainability in the Sonoran Desert. In J. Bauer (Ed.), Forging environmentalism: Justice,livelihood and contested environments (pp. 263ñ326). New York: ME Sharp Inc.]Search in Google Scholar
[Jensen, R. (2006). What is a morally defensible level of consumption? In S. Best & A. J. Nocella (Eds.), Igniting a revolution: Voices in defence of the Earth (pp. 107ñ 113). Oakland, CA: AK Press.]Search in Google Scholar
[Josselson, R. (2006). Narrative research and the challenge of accumulating knowledge. Narrative Inquiry, 16(1), 3ñ10.10.1075/ni.16.1.03jos]Search in Google Scholar
[Kals, E., Schumacher, D., & Montada, L. (1999). Emotional affinity toward nature as a motivational basis to protect nature. Environment and Behavior, 31(2), 178ñ 202.10.1177/00139169921972056]Search in Google Scholar
[Kaplan, S. (2000). Human nature and environmentally responsible behavior. Journalof Social Issues, 56(3), 491ñ50.10.1111/0022-4537.00180]Search in Google Scholar
[Klineberg, S. L., McKeever, M., & Rothenbach, B. (1998). Demographic predictors of environmental concern: It does make a difference how itís measured. Social ScienceQuarterly, 79(4), 734ñ753.]Search in Google Scholar
[Kollmuss, A., & Agyeman, J. (2002). Mind the gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior? Environmental EducationResearch, 8(3), 239ñ260.10.1080/13504620220145401]Search in Google Scholar
[Louv, R. (2005). Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature deficit disorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books.]Search in Google Scholar
[Manzo, L. C., & Weinstein, N. D. (1987). Behavioral commitment to environmental protection: A study of active and non-active members of the Sierra Club. Environmentand Behavior, 19(6), 673ñ694.10.1177/0013916587196002]Search in Google Scholar
[Mc Adams, D. P. (1997). The stories we live by: Personal myths and the making of theself. New York: Guilford Press.]Search in Google Scholar
[McCarty, J. A., & Shrum, L. J. (2001). The influence of individualism, collectivism, and locus of control on environmental beliefs and behavior. Journal of Public Policyand Marketing, 20(1), 93ñ104.10.1509/jppm.20.1.93.17291]Search in Google Scholar
[Midgley, M. (1978). Beast and man: The roots of human nature. New York: New American Library.]Search in Google Scholar
[Mifsud, M. C. (2008).The actors that shape the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of Maltese youth. In P. Pace (Ed.), Thinking and acting outside the box. ConferenceProceedings of the 10th Conference on Environmental Education in Europe (pp. 1ñ 7). Valletta: Malta.]Search in Google Scholar
[Ministry of Education, Employment and the Family. (2011). Towards a quality educationfor all: The National Curriculum Framework 2011. Consultation document 2: Rationaleand components. Valletta: Ministry of Education, Employment and the Family.]Search in Google Scholar
[Moen, T. (2006). Reflections on the narrative research approach. International Journalof Qualitative Methodology, 5(4). Retrieved July 31, 2012, from http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/5_4/pdf/moen.pdf10.1177/160940690600500405]Search in Google Scholar
[Newhouse, N. (1990). Implications for attitude and behavior research for environmental conservation. Journal of Environmental Education, 22(1), 26ñ32.10.1080/00958964.1990.9943043]Search in Google Scholar
[Nordlund, A. M., & Garvil, J. (2002). Value structures behind proenvironmental behavior. Environment and Behavior, 34(6), 740ñ756.10.1177/001391602237244]Search in Google Scholar
[Olli, E., Grendstad, G., & Wollebaek, D. (2001). Correlates of environmental behaviors: Bringing back social context. Environment and Behavior, 33(2), 181ñ208.10.1177/0013916501332002]Search in Google Scholar
[Omoto, A. M., & Snyder, M. (1995). Sustained helping without obligation: Motivation, longevity of service, and perceived attitude change among AIDS volunteers. Journalof Personality and Social Psychology, 68(4), 671ñ686.10.1037/0022-3514.68.4.671]Search in Google Scholar
[Oskamp, S. (2000). Psychological contributions to achieving an ecologically sustainable future for humanity. Journal of Social Issues, 56(3), 373ñ390.10.1111/0022-4537.00173]Search in Google Scholar
[Oskamp, S. (2002). Environmentally responsible behavior: Teaching and promoting it effectively. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 2(1), 173ñ182.10.1111/j.1530-2415.2002.00036.x]Search in Google Scholar
[Ozmete, E. (2007). An evaluation of locus of control as a system of life management: A case study on youth. World Applied Sciences Journal, 2(S), 691ñ698.]Search in Google Scholar
[Pace, P. (1997). Environmental education in Malta: Trends and challenges. EnvironmentalEducation Research, 3(1), 69ñ82.10.1080/1350462970030106]Search in Google Scholar
[Palmer, J. (1993). Development of concern for the environment and formative experiences of educators. Journal of Environmental Education, 24(3), 26ñ30.10.1080/00958964.1993.9943500]Search in Google Scholar
[Palmer, J. A., Suggate, J., Bajd, B., Hart, P. K. P., Ho, R. K. P., Ofwono-Orecho, J. K. W. ... Van Staden, C. (1998). An overview of significant influences and formative experiences on the development of adultsí environmental awareness in nine countries. Environmental Education Research, 4(4), 445ñ464.]Search in Google Scholar
[Patterson, B. (2000). Build me an ark. New York: Norton.]Search in Google Scholar
[Patterson, W. (2008). Narratives of events: Labovian narrative analysis and its limitations. In M. Andrews, C. Squire & M. Tamboukou (Eds.), Doing narrative research (pp. 22ñ40). London: Sage Publications Ltd.]Search in Google Scholar
[Pelletier, L., Dion, S., Tuson, K., & Green-Demers, I. (1999). Why do people fail to adopt environmental protective behaviors? A taxonomy of environmental amotivation. The Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29(12), 2481ñ2504. 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00122.x]Search in Google Scholar
[Pelletier, L., Tuson, K., Green-Demers, I., Noels, K., & Beaton, A. (1998). Why are you doing things for the environment? The Motivation toward the Environment Scale (MTES). Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 28(5), 437ñ468.10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01714.x]Search in Google Scholar
[Pergams, O. R. W., & Zaradic, P. A. (2006). Is love of nature in the U.S. becoming love of electronic media? 16-year downtrend in national park visits explained by watching movies, playing video games, internet use, and oil prices. Journal of EnvironmentalManagement, 80(4), 387ñ393.]Search in Google Scholar
[Phoenix, A. (2008). Analysing narrative contexts. In M. Andrews, C. Squire & M. Tamboukou (Ed.), Doing narrative research (pp. 64ñ77). London: Sage Publications Ltd.]Search in Google Scholar
[Plummer, K. (2001). Documents of life 2: An invitation to critical humanism. London: Sage Publications Ltd.10.4135/9781849208888]Search in Google Scholar
[Poortinga, W., Steg, L., & Vlek, C. (2002). Environmental risk concern and preferences for energy-saving measures. Environment and Behavior, 34(4), 455ñ478.10.1177/00116502034004003]Search in Google Scholar
[Riessman, C. K. (1993). Narrative analysis. Qualitative research methods series, No. 30. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.]Search in Google Scholar
[Schultz, P. (2000). Empathizing with nature: The effects of perspective taking on concern for environmental issues. Journal of Social Issues, 56(3), 391ñ406.10.1111/0022-4537.00174]Search in Google Scholar
[Schultz, P., & Oskamp, S. (1996). Efforts as a moderator of the attitude-behavior relationship: General environmental concern and recycling. Social PsychologyQuarterly, 59(4), 375ñ383.10.2307/2787078]Search in Google Scholar
[Schultz, P., Oskamp, S., & Mainieri, T. (1995). Who recycles and when ñ a review of personal and situational factors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15(2), 105ñ 121.10.1016/0272-4944(95)90019-5]Search in Google Scholar
[Shaw, S. (2000) Childhood and nature. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from http://www.ecopsychology.org/journal/gatherings/childhoo.htm]Search in Google Scholar
[Shrum, L. J., Lowrey, T. M., & McCarty, J. A. (1994). Recycling as a marketing problem: A framework for strategy development. Psychology and Marketing, 11(4), 393ñ 416.10.1002/mar.4220110407]Search in Google Scholar
[Smith-Sebasto, N., & Fortner, R.W. (1994). The environmental action internal control index. Journal of Environmental Education, 25(4), 23ñ29.10.1080/00958964.1994.9941961]Search in Google Scholar
[Sobel, D. (1996). Beyond ecophobia: Reclaiming the heart of nature education. Great Barrington, MA: The Orion Society.]Search in Google Scholar
[Sobel, D. (2008). Children and nature: Design principles for educators. Portland ME: Stenhouse Publishers.]Search in Google Scholar
[Squire, C. (2008). Experience-centred and culturally-oriented approaches to narrative. In M. Andrews, C. Squire & M. Tamboukou (Eds.), Doing narrative research (pp. 41ñ63). London: Sage Publications Ltd.]Search in Google Scholar
[Stern, P. C. (2000a). Toward a coherent theory of environmentally significant behavior. Journal of Social Issues, 56(3), 407ñ424.10.1111/0022-4537.00175]Search in Google Scholar
[Stern, P. C. (2000b). Psychology, sustainability, and the science of human-environment interactions. American Psychologist, 55(5), 523ñ530.10.1037/0003-066X.55.5.523]Search in Google Scholar
[Stern, P. C., & Dietz, T. (1994). The value basis of environmental concern. Journal ofSocial Issues, 50(1), 65ñ84.10.1111/j.1540-4560.1994.tb02420.x]Search in Google Scholar
[Stern, P., Dietz, T., Abel, T., Guagnano, G., & Kalof, L. (1999). A value-belief-norm theory of support for social movements: The case of environmentalism. HumanEcology Review, 6(2), 81ñ97. ]Search in Google Scholar
[Stern, P., Dietz, T., & Kalof, L. (1993). Value orientations, gender and environmental concern. Environment and Behavior, 25(3), 322ñ348.10.1177/0013916593255002]Search in Google Scholar
[Tanner, T. (1980). Significant life experiences: A new research area for environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 11(4), 20ñ24.10.1080/00958964.1980.9941386]Search in Google Scholar
[Tanner, T. (1998). Choosing the right subjects in significant life experiences research. Environmental Education Research, 4(4), 399ñ417.10.1080/1350462980040404]Search in Google Scholar
[Thompson, S. C. G., & Barton, M. A. (1994). Ecocentric and anthropocentric attitudes toward the environment. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 14(2), 149ñ157.10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80168-9]Search in Google Scholar
[Tognacci, L. N., Weigal, R. H., Wideen, M. F., & Vernon, D. T. (1972). Environmental quality: How universal is public concern? Environment and Behavior, 4(1), 73ñ 86.10.1177/001391657200400103]Search in Google Scholar
[Trittin, J. (2009). Ecological materialism: How nature becomes political. Eurozine. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from http://www.eurozine.com/pdf/2009-10-30-trittinen.pdf]Search in Google Scholar
[UNCED (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development). (1992). Agenda 21, the United Nations programme of actions from Rio. New York: UN Department of Public Information.]Search in Google Scholar
[UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). (2005). United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005ñ2014):Draft International Implementation Scheme. Paris: UNESCO.]Search in Google Scholar
[UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). (2007). Highlights on DESD progress to date: April 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from http://www.desd.org/Highlights%20on%20ESD%20progress-%20April%202007.pdf]Search in Google Scholar
[UN (United Nations). (2004). World youth report 2003: The global situation of youngpeople. New York: United Nations.]Search in Google Scholar
[UN (United Nations). (2007). World youth report 2007: Young peopleís transition toadulthood: Progress and challenges. New York: United Nations.]Search in Google Scholar
[Wells, N. M., & Lekies, K. S. (2006). Nature and the life course: Pathways from childhood nature experiences to adult environmentalism. Children and Youth Environment,16(1), 1ñ25.]Search in Google Scholar
[White, R., & Stoecklin, V. L. (2008) Nurturing childrenís biophilia: Developmentallyappropriate environmental education for young children. Retrieved July 31, 2012, from http://www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/downloads/nurturing.pdf]Search in Google Scholar