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Michelle L. Edwards; Hannah Edwards – Environmental Education Research, 2023
Adult environmental education and training programs (environmental programs) are used to promote environmental stewardship in the United States (US). One unique setting for these programs is US prisons. Prison-based environmental programs vary widely, from Cooperative Extension Service programs (e.g. Master Gardener programs) to STEM lecture…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Environmental Education, Adult Programs, Gardening
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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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McNamara, Karen Elizabeth; Prideaux, Bruce – Environmental Education Research, 2010
The northern Wet Tropics rainforest of Australia was declared a world heritage site in 1988 and now supports an extensive tourism industry that attracts an estimated 2.5 million local and international visits annually. As part of the visitor experience, many sites include both environmental and cultural interpretation experiences, which range from…
Descriptors: Tourism, Ecology, Foreign Countries, Environmental Interpretation
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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
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Lipscombe, Bryan Paul – Environmental Education Research, 2008
The extra-curricular sphere may possess certain qualities that could make it a useful arena for the advancement of education for sustainable development (ESD) work in higher education (HE). Speculation on these qualities and potential functions is examined with reference to research into UK HE practice, including a postal questionnaire survey of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Extracurricular Activities