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Peer reviewedJenkins, Dale W.; Poole, Robert K. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1971
Outlines programs conducted by the Smithsonian Institution and the Peace Corps utilizing college graduates in environmental projects of developing countries. Requests are primarily for personnel in projects concerned with natural resource conservation and ecological research. General information for applicants is given, together with environmental…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Ecology, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedShepard, Clinton L. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1984
Addresses challenges facing many developing countries in establishing and maintaining a comprehensive natural resource management policy when environmental conservation takes a back seat to agricultural production. Examines current environmental education and interpretation efforts in the Dominican Republic and offers suggestions for developing an…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Environmental Interpretation
Peer reviewedHam, Sam H.; Castillo, Lizeth – Journal of Environmental Education, 1990
Presented is a study designed to determine the best approaches for developing environmental education and teacher training materials for schools in Honduras. Results dispute the value of materials produced in the United States for use in developing nations. (CW)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRitter, Lawrence D. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1977
The efforts of the Smithsonian-Peace Corps Environmental Program to supply skilled personnel to serve in ecological and natural resource projects in developing nations are detailed. Specific environmental education projects and activities throughout the world are identified and described. (BT)
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Developing Nations, Ecology, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedTudor, Margaret T. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1991
The first International Environmental Education Conference in Adelaide, Australia, addressed the following topics: sustainable futures in global dimensions; pathways and pavers for environmental education; economics, industry, ecology and education; and actions and outcomes. The author reports on each topic and indicates a need for expanding…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Ecological Factors, Economic Factors, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedKnamiller, Gary W.; Obeng-Asamoah, John – Journal of Environmental Education, 1979
The environmental awareness of village and rural children in Ghana differed from that of urban children. This study explores the knowledge of some Ghanaian children about water and full resources and their relationship to local development issues. (Author/RE)
Descriptors: African Culture, Attitudes, Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations
Peer reviewedNorris, Kimberly S.; Jacobson, Susan K. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1998
Content analysis of 56 reports on tropical conservation education programs published between 1975 and 1990 revealed that fewer than half of the programs were successful in achieving their objectives. Use of either formative or long-term evaluations in the program design was correlated with significantly higher rates of program success, as was…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Conservation Education, Content Analysis, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedRome, Abigail; Romero, Bart – Journal of Environmental Education, 1998
To meet the educational needs of residents and visitors at a nature reserve in Belize, educators developed a program to teach participating students and provide ongoing educational resources for future visitors. Fifteen North-American college students received academic training in rainforest ecology and environmental education. They then created…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Developing Nations, Ecology
