Describes a movement in which teachers are discovering that the schoolyard presents a broad palette of opportunities to enrich their teaching. Argues for the importance of the schoolyard environment as a teaching tool and source of nourishment for the humanities and the creative process. Includes descriptions of formal schoolyard gardening…

Details the experiences of a teacher who spent a month on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship. Reports observations of developing El Nino conditions and presents related classroom activities. (DDR)

Discusses ways in which educators and environmental conservation organizations may be at odds over environmental education. Concludes that the quality of communication should be judged on the effectiveness and accuracy with which messages pass between participants and not on its capacity to herd people along a particular path. (PVD)

Examines challenges arising from a growing consciousness of environmental problems and their implications for education in general and for early childhood education specifically. Argues that cultures should consider both human rights and environmental protection, that they need to develop solidarity and create peaceful ways of living. Maintains…

A survey of 299 eighth-grade students who had attended a school-operated two-day residential program during grade six at Durham Forest (Uxbridge, Ontario) Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre showed fulfillment of 8 of the 10 program objectives. Each objective is analyzed with student responses in narrative and graph format. (SAS)

The purposes of this study were to develop a strategy to foster environmental sensitivity and to verify its effects. The new strategy was based on principles of humanistic education and key points were focused on feeling environments through the body and confronting the present by examining here-and-now situations. Results showed this strategy to…

Investigates the attitudes and values that children and adolescents hold with respect to nature and the patterns of reasoning with which they are expressed. Outlines current positions in environmental ethics, discusses difficulties in applying contemporary theories of moral development to the problem, and summarizes preliminary results of the…

Contrary to computer advocates' globalism = empowerment rhetoric, the dominant globalization pattern involves relentless commodification of knowledge, skills, and interdependent relationships. Few consider the ecological implications of commodifying (digitizing) leisure, education, health care, or communications. Posing community regeneration…

Develops existing arguments about the need to rethink ways in which environmental education is conceptualized, interpreted, and enacted by schools, teachers, and students working within their communities. Argues for multiple approaches to develop and deliver educational goals deemed appropriate by a community of practitioners with different…

Reports a survey of practicing biology teachers in the State of Maine and their use of conservation magazines, in particular, "Maine Fish and Wildlife Magazine," in their classrooms. Results indicate that 30% of the responding teachers use conservation magazines. Common uses include reporting research, discussing ethical issues, and…

This article is designed to help environmental educators guide their students to a more realistic approach to developing their career options. The materials presented include both periodicals and telephone job-banks that list career vacancies and books that describe environmental education career options and explain how to prepare for them.…

Argues that educational materials produced by corporations and industry associations tend to give a corporate view of environmental problems, often casting doubt on the scientific basis for environmental regulation and promoting superficial solutions that have minimal impact on their operations. Contains 30 references. (Author/DDR)

A power company and a New Jersey elementary school arranged for field trips to a local swamp. Encouraged by two teachers, student and parent interest increased to the point where an integrated "Greenswamp Curriculum" developed around the study of habitats. Eventually, benches, planter boxes, an overlook, and an indoor classroom were constructed at…

Integrated curriculum applied to the outdoors is a blending of traditional subjects presented through a holistic teaching approach in the outdoor classroom, whereby students gain credit for the integrated subjects. Four innovative programs in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory are described that use this approach for environmental, science,…

Introduces Project WRITE (World Resources for Integrated Thematic Education). Features six science-based units that include "American Revolution: People and Technology", "A Look Inside Ourselves", "Westward Ho!", "Animals and Humans Living Together", "Environmental Awareness", and "1800s: The…