In considering the current COVID-19 pandemic as a moment of reflection on a wide variety of issues, this paper discusses the need to rethink the curriculum, in regard to its priorities and in the context of education for sustainability. It does so by revisiting some ideas that have received, or have begun to receive, attention in the field of…

As the result of an extensive self-study for the purpose of reaccreditation, the Department of Theology at The University of Portland began offering a new series of courses called Theological Perspective Courses (THEP). THEP courses are upper division and offered by theology faculty in conjunction with another department that has required core…

Describes a curriculum development pilot study in a rural village in India, designed to develop and test application of an ecological inventory approach to curriculum development integrating academic and functional skill training. Describes an Integrated Core Curriculum Structure as a guide for designing curricula based on ecological inventories.…

Describes a course that requires students to work in groups to address local ecological problems of interest to a client external to the university. Students learn the skills needed to apply their knowledge and gain satisfaction by assisting others. The ecological projects provide an important source of feedback to identify the strengths of the…

The American college is viewed as a continuation of the self-education processes of the universe. A core curriculum is described which includes courses that would present the four evolutionary phases of the functional cosmology, the four phases of human cultural development, and classical cultures that have dominated human development. (JN)

Advocates combining fundamental ideas from the fields of geography and environmental sociology that contribute to the field of human ecology in order to form a suprastructure for the analysis of current issues that are critical to global well-being. Illustrates concepts in a flow-chart that results in a cohesive structure revealing interrelated…

A group of graduate students led by their professor attempted to explore the interrelationship between the Navajo and their reservation environment. The four-week seminar, a prototype for a curriculum in environmental education, is presented in diary form and makes use of the creative expressions of poetry from graduate students and mythology from…

"Sustainable development" is one framework. "Bioregionalism" is another. Both phrases have evolved in an attempt to create a powerful, encompassing vision of planetary wellness and regeneration. Some American practitioner-philosophers of sustainable agriculture argued that people must become thoughtful, responsible dwellers of…

This Swedish paper discusses the design of an inclusive curriculum for students with disabilities based on Rousseau's concept of a social contract. The importance of a curricular philosophy in which social competence and ecological conditions are crucial provisions in shaping the curriculum is discussed. The social contract philosophy is used to…

The College of the Atlantic (COA) developed a broad-based, interdisciplinary curriculum in ecological policy and community planning and decision-making that incorporates two primary computer-based tools: ARC/INFO Geographic Information System (GIS) and STELLA, a systems-dynamics modeling tool. Students learn how to use and apply these tools…

Describes the work of a Unesco-sponsored workshop which was held to develop population education materials specifically intended for the illiterate and semiliterate population, the rural poor and urban slum dwellers. Principal users of the materials are to be nonformal educators. (TW)

In outlining a national strategy for environmental education in India, this document describes some current and future efforts of the Center for Environmental Education at Ahmedabad. It provides an historical account of India's environmental problems and its recent efforts at addressing those problems in light of rapid developmental efforts and…