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Jacob Englin; Richie Roberts; Kristin S. Stair; Michael F. Burnett – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2025
Recent trends in agricultural education have demonstrated that the number of middle school programs and students has been increasing. Despite this, middle school agricultural education students, teachers, and programs have been underserved. For example, middle school agricultural education teachers lack the training and resources to meet the needs…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Agricultural Education
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Bonk, Curtis J.; Lee, Mimi Miyoung – Journal of Learning for Development, 2017
This research targeted the learning preferences, goals and motivations, achievements, challenges, and possibilities for life change of self-directed online learners enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) related to online teaching hosted by Blackboard using CourseSites. Data collection included a 40-item survey, of which 159 MOOC…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Independent Study, Open Education
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Merrick, Christy; Braus, Judy – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2013
The Natural Start Alliance is a new initiative of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Natural Start was created to support and expand early childhood environmental education (ECEE) by creating a network of organizations, educators, parents, and others who care about using environmental education to support young children's…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Agency Cooperation
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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
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Dawson, Vaille; Moore, Leah – Teaching Science, 2011
In 2007, a new upper secondary course, Earth and Environmental Science (EES) was introduced in Western Australia. The development and implementation of the course was supported by Earth Science Western Australia (ESWA), a consortium of universities, the CSIRO and other organisations. The role of ESWA is to support the teaching of earth science in…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Qualifications, Field Experience Programs, Earth Science
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Zint, Michaela – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant or "MEERA" is a web-site designed to support environmental educators' program evaluation activities. MEERA has several characteristics that set it apart from other self-directed learning evaluation resources. Readers are encouraged to explore the site and to reflect on the role that…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Evaluation, Internet, Independent Study
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Setha, Vung; Mund, Jan-Peter – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
Land management and land administration are defined as a system of planning, management and administration methods and techniques that aims to integrate ecological with social, economic and legal principles in the management of land for urban and rural development purposes. The main objective is to meet changing and developing human needs, while…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Economic Development, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
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Zint, Michaela T.; Dowd, Patrick F.; Covitt, Beth A. – Environmental Education Research, 2011
To conduct evaluations that can benefit individual programs as well as the field as a whole, environmental educators must have the necessary evaluation competencies. This exploratory study was conducted to determine to what extent a self-directed learning resource entitled "My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant" (MEERA) can…
Descriptors: Evidence, Environmental Education, Evaluation Methods, Educational Resources
1999
This report directory provides environmental education training resources and related support to education professionals. Surveys were sent to over 60 organizations asking them to self-identify as Environmental Information Providers or Environmental Education Information Providers. This report includes the list of organizations that responded and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Resources, Environmental Education, Higher Education
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Earl, Richard A.; Montalvo, Edris J.; Ross, Amanda R.; Hefty, Eunice – Journal of Geography, 2009
Environmental agencies in most states have an environmental education Web page that can point geography teachers to a variety of opportunities and resources to enhance their teaching. Most states provide linkages to local and national programs such as Project WET and Project WILD, and access to lesson plans and other teaching materials. A number…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Field Trips, Environmental Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Meichtry, Yvonne; Smith, Jeffrey – Journal of Environmental Education, 2007
The purposes of this study were to determine the impact of a professional development program on the confidence levels and classroom practices of the participants and their attitudes toward the environment. The program had immersed teachers in a watershed study that took them from the headwaters of a 310-mile river to its confluence with the Ohio…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Professional Development, National Standards
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Bainer, Deborah L.; Cantrell, Diane; Barron Pat – Journal of Environmental Education, 2000
Investigates whether partnerships enable natural resource professionals to better perform their roles as nonformal environmental educators and if partnerships benefit natural resource agencies and their employees in other ways. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Environmental Education, Natural Resources, Professional Development
Archie, Michele; Mann, Lori, Ed.; Vymetal-Taylor, Mary; Alston, Caroline; Braus, Judy; Hayden, Matt; Hollums, Don; McKeown-Ice, Rosalyn; Paden, Mary; Paterson, Margaret; Raze, Robert; Weiser, Brenda; Lee, Peggy Soong Yap – North American Association for Environmental Education, 2005
Guidelines for the Preparation and Professional Development of Environmental Educators is a set of recommendations about the basic knowledge and abilities educators need to provide high-quality environmental education. The guidelines are designed to apply: (1) Within the context of pre-service teacher education programs and environmental education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Natural Resources, Guidelines, Education Courses
Meredith, Joyce; Cantrell, Diane; Conner, Michael; Evener, Bruce; Hunn, Diana; Spector, Paul – 2000
This document presents best practice recommendations for important elements of environmental education including content, program development and implementation, assessment and evaluation, and professional development. Written for providers of environmental education, the guide is designed to help environmental education providers develop and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Clearing: Environmental Education in the Pacific Northwest, 1991
The first two recommendations outline the rationale and specific elements underlying, respectively, a curriculum assessment guide and a learning resource guide fundamental to environmental education. The remaining two recommendations concern government funding for both inservice and curriculum development. (JJK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Guides
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