Promoting residential renewable energy via peer-to-peer learning

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2017-04-03

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Department of Management Studies
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

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105-116

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APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, Volume 16, issue 2

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Peer-to-peer learning is gaining increasing attention in nonformal community-based environmental education. This article evaluates a novel modification of a concept for peer-to-peer learning about residential energy solutions (Open Homes). We organized collective “Energy Walks” visiting several homes with novel energy solutions and engaging people beyond those with a serious renovation project. We evaluated the intervention in terms of individual, network-centric, and institutional learning outcomes. Learning outcomes were observed on all these levels. We argue that this form of peer-to-peer learning builds capacity for sustainable action in the community by supporting discussion and reflection, rather than merely social learning as modeling.

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10.1080/1533015X.2017.1304838

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Heiskanen, E, Nissilä, H & Tainio, P 2017, ' Promoting residential renewable energy via peer-to-peer learning ', Applied Environmental Education and Communication, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 105-116 . https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2017.1304838

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