Addresses the issue of "don't know" responses on knowledge items in (n=799) environmental surveys by ascertaining if the frequency of these responses was related to the sociodemographics of the respondents and to the types of environmental issues. (Author/MKR)

Presents results of a national survey on students' environmental concerns, education, and actions with a special focus on disadvantaged youth. Results indicate that nondisadvantaged youth have a more altruistic focus on environmental problems and are more concerned about plants, animals, and future generations while youth from disadvantaged areas…

Discusses the need for environmental literacy instruction for students not enrolled in programs focused on the environment. Outlines ways to maximize college-level opportunities to develop responsible environmental behavior and different approaches taken by universities to strengthen their environmental literacy instruction. Describes the…

Discusses the need for business schools to incorporate environmental issues into their curriculum. Describes three approaches to integrate environmental issues into business programs: the extension approach with efforts that extend beyond the business school; the depth approach with efforts to create environmental majors or electives; and the…

Discusses the use of the ecological autobiography as a tool for enhancing an understanding of one's self and the human-earth relationship. Presents a five-step process for developing one's own ecological autobiography and suggestions on how to make the development of autobiographical essays a part of environmental education programs. Contains 28…

Presents a case study that examines the design of appropriate economic incentives to engender less driving, identifies the pros and cons of alternative policies, and helps educators conceptualize the interdisciplinary relationships between automobile use and other social issues such as highway safety and air and water quality. Contains 25…

Discusses one result of globalization that more of what people consume comes from distant regions through complex transitions hidden from ordinary view. Outlines the advantages of studying the coffee chain to understand its relationship to consumer choice and environmental issues. (Author/ASK)

Reports on the development of a college-level eco-educational course that attempts to capitalize on the ecological and educational strengths of ecotourism by establishing a partnership with a local community. Makes suggestions for establishing community partnerships for effective international eco-educational program development. (Contains 15…

Presents a conversation with John Disinger, a distinguished environmental educator, on environmental education and his career. (Contains 19 references.) (YDS)

Describes a study aimed at determining if 'E/The Environmental Magazine' has met two goals: (1) its subscribers' need for environmental information and (2) its publishers' goal of inspiring environmentally responsible behavior. Results indicate that the level of the magazine's influence varied according to the reader's behavior category.…

Examines a newly developed high school textbook designed to achieve the four goals of environmental education: (1) knowledge and information; (2) skills, values, and attitudes; (3) behaviors; and (4) participation. (Author/CCM)

Offers an overview of significant life experiences research as seen from a particular academic vantage point. (Author/CCM)

Explains the value of harvesting garden weeds and eating them. Discusses antioxidant and other nutritional qualities of weeds, weeds that are especially useful as raw or cooked vegetables, the importance of weed identification, and the dangers of weed-killing herbicides. Highlights purslane. (PVD)

Explains five concepts that are vital for the design or implementation of programs on global climate change. Discusses different approaches for how global climate change should be taught. (Contains 20 references.) (YDS)