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Direct linkDameris, Logan; Frerker, Hannah; Iler, H. Darrell – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
An environmental chemistry service-learning project was implemented by Greenville University in coordination with the local county health department to test the quality of well water for residents in a five-county region of southern Illinois. Well owners attended a student run well water testing "kickoff meeting", received testing kits,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Service Learning, Science Instruction, Water Quality
Download full textMargarita, Rasilla Cano; Argelia, Juárez Ruiz Lidia – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
The IPN Oaxaca CIIDIR has a mission to train human resources to postgraduate level that contribute to sustainable regional development in the South-East of Mexico. This is a vulnerable region that boasts an important source of natural resources and a great social, economic and technological backwardness that is directly related to the educational…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Design, Masters Degrees, Program Administration
UNICEF, 2021
In sub-Saharan Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have far-reaching consequences for 550 million children under the age of 18. This UNICEF Child Alert examines how the disease and measures put in place to contain it are impacting the lives of children across the region, exacerbating existing threats like conflict, climate change and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Conflict, Climate
Cockerill, Kristan – Journal of Environmental Education, 2010
Based on feedback from attendees at an environmental summit who requested information about regional water sources, a team comprised of a local nonprofit, a state university, and a cooperative extension office created a community water education program. Undergraduate student interns worked with the author to develop a 20-minute science-based…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Water, Extension Education
Knudson, Kandace M.; Gutstein, Joyce; Evans, Emily R. – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2011
Graduate students education is falling short of what the twenty-first century demands from its next generation of leaders; indeed, many educational leaders and scholars have called for graduate education to include richer, more relevant experiences (Stanton & Wagner, 2006; Stewart, 2010; Walker, Jones, Bueschel, & Hutchings, 2008). At the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Graduate Study, Graduate Students, Problem Solving
Richards, Wilfred Sugumar – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: Chemistry students often complain that they are unmotivated because they see no applications of chemical principles in "real life." It was thus decided to put into use the knowledge gained during the course on water quality and analysis. Learning the principles of quantitative chemical analysis requires innovative, hands-on…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Service Learning, Chemistry, Learning Experience
Cutts, Bethany; Saltz, Charlene; Elser, Monica – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2008
The public receives environmental information from a variety of sources. Evaluation of a single program or one organization's effort is incomplete. Through surveys and interviews, we evaluate the cumulative impact of outreach by 20 water-related organizations in Maricopa County, Arizona. Household water conservation is a topic addressed by 18…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Outreach Programs, Audiences
Mula, Rosana P.; Wani, Suhas P.; Dar, William D. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
The process of innovation-development to scaling is varied and complex. Various actors are involved in every stage of the process. In scaling the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)-led integrated watershed management projects in India and South Asia, three drivers were identified--islanding approach,…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Distance Education, Scaling
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
Acid rain is a complex environmental problem which affects the United States and many other countries around the world. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to address environmental issues, such as acid rain. Through its programs, EPA works to protect human health and the environment in the United States…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Scientific Concepts, Program Descriptions, Information Dissemination
Waara, K. -O.; Petersen, A.; Lanaras, T.; Paulauskas, V.; Kleiven, S.; Crosa, G.; Penttinen, O. -P.; Quesada, A.; Kovats, N.; Galinou-Mitsoudi, S.; Lapinska, M.; Newton, A.; Balode, M.; Hindak, F.; Marsalek, B. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
At present, there is a European shortage of personnel qualified to adequately address the comprehensive scientific and regulatory requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The joint Masters programme described in this paper will provide students with the requisite expert knowledge and skills to progress the implementation of the WFD.…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Masters Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation
Ollervides, F.; Farrell, T. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present The School for Field Studies-Center for Coastal Studies (SFS-CCS) as a success story in sustainable development education. This success is based on a unique academic model, which incorporates sustainable development opportunities and challenges faced by the local community into the program…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Water Quality, Field Studies, Ecology
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2006
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to ensure schools and child care facilities are safe environments for the nation's children. In response to rising public concern over the health risks posed to young children by lead in the drinking water, EPA is launching a "3Ts--Training, Testing, and Telling" program. This…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Testing, Hazardous Materials
