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Assessing Community Needs for Expanding Environmental Education Programming
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Hintz, Carly J.; Lackey, Brenda K. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2017
Based on increased demand for educational programming, leadership at Schmeeckle Reserve, a campus natural area in Stevens Point, WI explored the needs for expanded environmental education efforts. In 2014, a three-phased needs assessment framework was employed to explore educational programming offered in the community. Results from interviews and…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Needs Assessment, Environmental Education, Community Programs
Can Climate Change Enhance Biology Lessons? A Quasi-Experiment
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Monroe, Martha C.; Hall, Stephanie; Li, Christine Jie – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
Climate change is a highly charged topic that some adults prefer to ignore. If the same holds true for secondary students, teachers could be challenged to teach about climate change. We structured one activity about the biological concepts of carbon cycle and carbon sequestration in two ways: with and without mention of climate change. Results…
Descriptors: Biology, Climate, Environment, Secondary School Students
Barriers to Coverage of Transborder Environmental Issues in the Ferghana Valley of Central Asia
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Freedman, Eric – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
Three former Soviet republics occupy Central Asia's Ferghana Valley, a region of serious transborder environmental problems, especially ones that involve water and energy. Most news organizations in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan provide little in-depth coverage of these issues. Journalists in one country usually do not seek news sources…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards
Present, Absent, or Tardy? A Study of the Barriers, Bridges, and Beliefs Concerning Environmental Education among a Cohort of Sixth Grade Teachers in Nova Scotia
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Spence, Elizabeth; Wright, Tarah; Castleden, Heather – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
The increasing importance of formal environmental education underscores a teacher's role in the development of knowledge, attitudes, and actions toward nature. This qualitative study explores how a cohort of sixth grade teachers (18) in Nova Scotia conceptualize environmental education and perceive teaching challenges. Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Environmental Education
Comparison of Information Dissemination Methods in Inle Lake: A Lesson for Reconsidering Framework for Environmental Education Strategies
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Oo, Htun Naing; Sutheerawatthana, Pitch; Minato, Takayuki – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2010
This article analyzes the practice of information dissemination regarding pesticide usage in floating gardening in a rural area. The analysis reveals reasons why the current information dissemination methods employed by relevant stakeholders do not work. It then puts forward a proposition that information sharing within organizations of and among…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Rural Areas, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries
The Process of Change Experimented by Teachers and Students when Voluntarily Trying Environmental Behaviors
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Pruneau, Diane; Doyon, Andre; Langis, Joanne; Vasseur, Liette; Martin, Gilles; Ouellet, Eileen; Boudreau, Gaston – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
During a training program on climate change education, teachers were invited to experiment with environmental behaviors in their personal lives. They then created their own climate change education model, with which they experimented in their classroom. Through teachers' and students' work, individual interviews, and questionnaires, researchers…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Educational Change, Climate, Experimental Curriculum
Application of a Framework for Educational Provision--Research Findings and Implications for Education for Sustainability
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Hewitt, Nan A. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
Learning for sustainability has the potential to play a significant role in enhancing social ecological resilience--as individuals and institutions develop the capacity to adaptively manage the environment. This article outlines an audience and learning needs analysis of irrigators in Western Australia's East Wanneroo area. Interviews were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Barriers, Adult Learning