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Lindsay, Georgia; Cole, Laura B.; Akturk, Aysegul; Akin, Heather – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
When museums commission green buildings, those buildings are often covered in the press. To understand the educational potential of green building press coverage, we qualitatively analyzed 96 articles about eight U.S. green science museums. We found that journalists who cover green buildings highlight green roofs, material choices,…
Descriptors: Museums, Sustainable Development, Buildings, Building Design
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Fleming, Paul; Fletcher, Richard; Fleming, Margaret; MacGarry, Ann; McCahon, Debs – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2019
The findings of "Face your elephant," a peer led youth engagement project, are presented. It has been operating for over 10 years and has engaged with over 10,000 festival-goers at 15 festivals, trained over 100 peer educators in science communication and public engagement skills and helped to change power supply practices of festival…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Music, Foreign Countries, Youth Programs
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Watson, Morag – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
This article explores the policy changes and actions that have taken place in Scotland between 2005 and 2014 in response to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). This article examines the development and content of policy documents relating to schools, Further and Higher Education and Community Learning and Development,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Educational Practices, Sustainable Development
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Chauhan, Sheila; Rama das, Sita; Rita, Natalia; Haigh, Martin – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2009
Education for a sustainable future aspires to increase pro-environmental behavior. This evaluates a project designed to help a British Vaishnava congregation reduce their ecological footprint by linking "Karma to Climate Change." It employs a tented educational experience fielded at major Hindu Festivals. Participants are guided through…
Descriptors: Exhibits, Climate, Sustainable Development, Educational Experience
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Pearce, Joshua M.; Russill, Chris – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2005
This article demonstrates that interdisciplinary alliances on environmental education projects can effectively address the gap between complex environmental problems in the real world and disciplinary curricula in a university. We describe an alliance between an advanced communication course and a general science course wherein we addressed…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Energy Conservation, Climate, Science Curriculum