Discusses approaches to evaluation in environmental education. Describes the structure of tests used as evaluation tools in a three-year project implemented in a number of Italian secondary schools and presents a critical analysis of the results. Contains 19 references. (JRH)

Discusses different world views on the roles of both science and education in society, questions some of the arguments put forward by proponents of national standards for environmental education in the United States, and argues for an alternative form of quality assessment in environmental education which is process-based instead of product- or…

Presents thoughts, contemplative disagreements, and hearty concurrences regarding the article "Alternatives To National Standards for Environmental Education: Process-Based Quality Assessment." Contains 14 references. (JRH)

Employs a first-person phenomenological approach to describe an expedition for teachers from the uppermost beginning of a Northern Rocky Mountain watershed to its river output at the bottom. Focuses on the roles of people and place in the construction of new knowledge about the environment. Takes traditional curriculum theory a step beyond simple…

Presents the concept of action competence and argues that it should occupy a central position in the theory of environmental education. Discusses different kinds of action, identifies environmental actions, and draws a distinction between direct and indirect environmental actions. Identifies four problem areas which require further research.…

Describes the work of Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) in local environmental education. Discusses the creation of educational programs that celebrate and study the river and explain the importance of the river, its tributaries, and watershed. (Author/MM)

Proposes a framework for community sustainability that involves promotion of life-affirming interconnectedness, environmental learning that helps build the civic commons, and critical reflection and dialogue. (Contains 20 references.) (SK)

Seven women involved in adult and popular education explored the collective development of environmental awareness through dialogue and learning activities. Two learning patterns emerged: paying attention and awakening awareness through ritual. (SK)

Examines African women's cultural knowledge of environmental education within a specific case study in rural Kenya. Indicates that rural women are connected to the land and the environment. Suggests that the knowledge that women have on the environment could be incorporated into teaching environmental education. (Contains 42 references.)…

Uses lyrics and musical styles to illustrate the role of music in educating young people about ecosystem fragility and the cultural importance of rural resources. Describes the east coast fishery prior to and following the announcement of the Northern Cod fishery moratorium in 1992. (Contains 40 references.) (Author/YDS)

Explores conceptual, epistemological, methodological, and practical 'gaps' that seem to reproduce themselves in successive instantiations of this quest. Aims to help build the critical perspective that comes with problematizing the very project of knowledge-behavior modeling by identifying the positivistic residues still present in the enterprise…

Describes experiences that have prompted individuals to reduce the environmental impact of their lifestyles through attitudinal and behavioral change and how these experiences relate to their wider beliefs, meanings, and convictions. (Author/YDS)

Examines environmental assessments as a decision-making tool, distinguishing broad-based, targeted, and goal-oriented efforts as the three types most commonly practiced on campuses. Discusses benefits and problems associated with these approaches and concludes that the goal-oriented approach is most likely to be successful. Describes Tufts…

Contends that schools should be remodeled and new schools built so that they are child-oriented and aesthetically stimulating, as well as ecologically sound and educational in and of themselves. (EV)

Discusses some emerging discourses on environmental education and how "sustainability" has been used within different discourses. Asserts that the contested nature of the concept does not mean that it cannot be usefully adopted within environmental education processes. Focuses on how the concept has been adopted by students in a…