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Monroe, Martha C.; Ballard, Heidi L.; Oxarart, Annie; Sturtevant, Victoria E.; Jakes, Pamela J.; Evans, Emily R. – Environmental Education Research, 2016
We studied seven programs that engage youth from 10 to 18 years old in wildfire risk reduction in their communities in the United States through in-depth interviews to examine the nature and role of community-school partnerships in resource-focused environmental education. While the programs use a variety of strategies, from Scout badge to summer…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Environmental Education, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs
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Alkaher, Iris; Tal, Tali – Environmental Education Research, 2011
Socio-environmental projects involving Arab and Jewish youth in Israel are uncommon. In this study, we interviewed 16 adult leaders of two projects that were carried out in the Galilee in northern Israel, to better understand the views of the leaders and their motives. The two projects focused on mutual environmental issues and dealt with social,…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Jews, Environmental Education, Arabs
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Sharpe, Erin; Breunig, Mary – Environmental Education Research, 2009
Although the global call for environmental education is persistent, on a local or regional level, this call can be confronted by educational policies that drive environmental education out of the curriculum. This paper reports on a qualitative case study of the factors contributing to the sustainability of three teacher-driven integrated…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Environmental Education, Case Studies, Educational Policy