Summarized are the findings of a two-year survey of Australia's field studies facilities and related educational programs. Following a literature survey and brief accounts of some environmental centers in other countries is a state-by-state description of field studies centers in Australia. For each state, the programs, staffing, and facilities at…

The Environmental Studies Center Outdoor Science program should represent a continuation of the county science curriculum. However, science teachers were insufficiently involved and generally unprepared to conduct effective classroom follow-up activities with students upon returning from outdoor field excursions sponsored by the Environmental…