Environmental Education is the vital link between the humanities and the sciences. It is shocking that it has so long been ignored in our school systems. (Author/SJL)

Discusses the problem of dissemination of misinformation--either intentionally or innocently--while attempting to change environmental attitudes. Warns about unwillingness to engage in self-examination in ways that other professional fields do, and states that interpreters, in exchanging accuracy of information for persuasive power, risk losing…

Describes the Superfund, a federal cleanup program created in response to growing public concern over the health and environmental risks posed by hazardous waste sites. Discusses sources, disposal, and movement and risk of hazardous waste. (JRH)

Argues that defining environmental education not only entails more than just critiquing definitions of this field, but more fundamentally, critiquing the process by which education is defined. Concludes that definitions should be thought of as processes in which teachers, administrators, and scholars are all participants. Contains 40 references.…

Among the ecological implications of globalization are war and social instability, production and consumption, corporatization and marketing, and environmental racism and sexism. Environmental adult education provides a space to examine negative impacts from multiple perspectives and reassert a focus on democracy. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

Key themes of this environmental education issue are summarized: critical, spiritual, and experiential frameworks of learning; globalization and environmental oppressions; ecological language and literacy; and environmental activism. Annotations of six additional readings are provided. (SK)

This curriculum on the ozone depletion problem includes objectives, a student quiz, possible student outcomes, and a list of key words. (JOW)

Presents tips on nature observation during a woodland hike in the Adirondacks. Discusses engraver beetles and Dutch elm disease, birds' nests, hornets' nests, caterpillar webs, deer and bear signs, woodpecker holes, red squirrels, porcupine and beaver signs, and galls. (SV)

This article reviews the components of the Skagit Watershed Education Project, including teacher training workshops, curriculum and resource materials, an experience oriented, interdisciplinary emphasis, and ongoing networking with schools, resource managers, agencies, and communities. (LZ)

In Japan, formal schooling activities concerning gardens and nature are overlaid on a foundation constructed by the culture and the socialization process. A gardener and parent living in Japan seeks to understand gardens within the culture to translate some of the approaches for use in other countries. (LZ)

Revisits the "nature fakers" controversy to reveal an approach to evaluating children's literature for appropriate use in the classroom. (JRH)

This article examines the classification and protection of ancient forest stands in eastern forests. Local residents united with environmental groups stopped U.S. Forest Service plans to clearcut old growth portions of the Big Ivy Watershed in Pisgah National Forest until 1997. (LZ)

A wide range of examples gathered in U.S. and Canadian national park service areas during several years of field study reinforce the value of matching issues and messages with interpretive techniques and audiences. (LZ)

Describes the rationale behind the "Environmental and Development Education Project for Teacher Education" and the renewed agenda for environmental education which links it very closely with development education. (LZ/Author)

Media's role in influencing public opinion can be used in environmental education. Magazine features such as permanence, comprehensiveness, plurality of sources, and cost- effectiveness give them potential for raising public awareness. Key items in media selection are diversity of information, time relevance, and accuracy. (SK)