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Myles, Colleen C.; Baltzly, Vaughn Bryan – Geography Teacher, 2021
The study abroad program described in this article aims to create an integrated learning experience by pairing the geographer's sense (and appreciation) of place and space with the environmental ethicist's dedication to (and interrogation of the practice of) valuing and preserving places and spaces--both of which are explored through the lens of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Study Abroad, Geography Instruction, Ethical Instruction
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Sherchan, Samendra; Pasha, Fayzul; Weinman, Beth; Nelson, Fred L.; Sharma, Florence C.; Therkelsen, Jes; Drexler, David – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
In this article we will describe the development of an interdisciplinary general education course focusing on water. As part of a faculty cohort charged with teaching and studying this topic, we considered a number of projects, including community outreach, teacher professional development, and collaborative research. We decided on an…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Water, Teacher Collaboration, Teamwork
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Andersen, Kim; Thorgaard, Gary – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014
Interdisciplinary approaches do not merely satisfy an abstract longing; in post-educational life--especially in a secular, Western, post-modern culture--young people must confront complex issues that transcend any one discipline. Educational systems accordingly have a duty to offer frameworks for understanding this complexity that go beyond any…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Honors Curriculum, Models
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Qian, Wei – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2013
Higher education institutions have been encouraged to prepare their graduates to be socially and environmentally responsible professionals. However, previous studies have found a slow uptake of education for sustainable development (ESD) in university curricula, particularly in non-environmental disciplines. This paper investigates the process of…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Accounting
Vincent, Shirley Gayle – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Scope and method of study: The study is national in scope, exploratory, and utilized a combination of qualitative and quantitative social science methods. Findings and conclusions: Interdisciplinary environmental (IE) programs in higher education in the United States are both diverse and dynamic in their curriculum designs. Though these…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Environmental Education, College Programs, Curriculum Design
Wilson, Dennis L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this case study was to describe, assess, and compare the cognitive level of instruction, course objectives, instructional strategies, assessments, and the transdisciplinary nature of two post-secondary degree programs in sustainability. Instructional strategies in these programs included such methods as class presentations, group…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Cognitive Processes, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods
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Peterson, R. P. – Science Education, 1972
Advocates the training of environmental generalists'' in an experience-based interdisciplinary program. Environmental generalists'' are needed for managing the environmental parameters in both the long and short term. (AL)
Descriptors: College Programs, Curriculum Design, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Parsegian, V. L. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1972
Describes two college level programs of interdisciplinary studies. Advocates basing such programs on investigations of fundamental concepts and the unknowns of nature of which many underlie both nonscience and science disciplines." (Author/AL)
Descriptors: College Programs, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Descriptions
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O'Leary, Tom – Journal of Environmental Education, 1971
University of California, Santa Cruz, is in the first year of developing an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problem solving in their Environmental Studies Program. Including the humanities and social sciences, the program strives to investigate every aspect of man's existence and his natural environment. Rationale and activities…
Descriptors: College Programs, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Ragland, Kenneth W.; Smith, Thomas W. – 1971
This survey presents the highlights (not an inventory) of the environmental studies, capabilities, and instrumentalities on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) campuses. The CIC institutions include the University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of…
Descriptors: College Programs, Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Research
Schoenfeld, Clay, Ed.; Disinger, John, Ed. – 1978
This book is an attempt to document the impact of environmental concerns on higher education in recent years as expressed in university courses, curricula, programs, and centers that have modified conventional disciplines or led to new multidisciplinary arrangements, schools, and colleges. The forty-five case studies presented describe…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Programs, Curriculum, Educational Programs
Hafner, Everett M.; And Others – 1970
Much of the material in this publication was collected in preparation for a symposium on "Undergraduate Studies in Environmental Science." The introduction emphasizes the importance of environmental education. A section on "What do Students Want?" contains student opinions and descriptions of student-developed programs. A section entitled "New…
Descriptors: College Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Environment
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Perks, W. T. – Ekistics, 1980
Describes the development of planning education programs and changing conceptions of planning education in Canada. Approaches to integrating the many disciplines related to environmental planning and design are discussed. (WB)
Descriptors: College Programs, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education
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Veigel, Jon M. – Liberal Education, 1975
The variety of approaches to environmental education are discussed from the standpoint of the environmental education student (the non-science student, the environmentalist, the interdisciplinary approach, the generalist, and the graduate) and from the standpoint of the university (the degree, faculty, courses, and program orientation). (JT)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Courses, Curriculum Design
Winslow, Donald R. – 1980
Presented is the learner's guide for a high school level independent study course in environmental studies. The manual is divided into two sections: (1) The Nature of the Environment, with lessons on ecosystems, limiting factors, interdependence and adaptation; and (2) Economic, Political, Behavioral, and Ethical Aspects of Environmental Studies,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Ecology, Environmental Education, Higher Education
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