Argues the importance of actively listening to young people's voices on the 21st century and for quality responses by teachers and teacher educators. Addresses critical questions about children's fears and dreams about the 21st century and what educators can learn from these. Makes a case for an explicit futures dimension in educational programs.…

Describes the ecological schoolyard of Cowick First School in Exeter, England. Asserts that it is among the best examples of well-rounded, hands-on ecological education. (EV)

Explores the impact on K-12 environmental education and the preparation of K-12 teachers to deliver effective environmental education of the national and state standards movement begun by the Goals 2000 program. Describes what constitutes effective environmental education, the role technology might play in such education, and how national and…

Points out how living systems can be used in classrooms as an excellent interdisciplinary teaching tool. Explains how to build a simple desktop living system. (YDS)

Vernal pools are unique habitats that appear in springtime. Includes activity suggestions for both classroom and field studies related to vernal pools. (YDS)

Presents two activities--what humans need and global resource bank--that focus on developing an understanding among middle and high school students of the difference between wants and needs. (YDS)

Explores the question, What is the role of school grounds as sites for learning? Observation and interview data from five Australian primary schools displayed large differences between schools in the types of play that 8- to 10-year-old children engaged in, particularly play behaviors categorized as involving environmental cognition. Explores the…

Environmental justice--equitable protection from environmental hazards for all people--may be fostered through environmental adult education. Practices from popular education, social movement learning, and activism point the way to solutions to environmental justice problems. (Contains 47 references.) (SK)

Introduces a project initiated at Northern Kentucky University to prepare for the establishment of a center in the northern region of the state as a result of a legislative mandate to establish an environmental education center. Involves (n=45) teacher participants in the survey component of needs assessment and identifies priority environmental…

Reports on a study based on the premise that although it continues to be desirable to chart public attitudes toward the natural environment, the widely-used, 12-item New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale is in need of revision if it is to measure the public's more recent and sophisticated understanding of complex environmental issues. (Contains…

The American Camping Association offers an outdoor living skills program that promotes understanding of the natural environment and the value of minimum impact camping. The program is based on five levels and encompasses six skill areas. It can be adapted to any age group and to venues such as day camps, residential camps, outdoor education, or…

Cooperative education could play a role in education for sustainability, which has evolved from environmental education. Three modes for integrating them are learning about education for sustainability in the workplace, teaching the workplace about education for sustainability, and integrating education for sustainability and cooperative…

Discusses the need for university curricula to provide students with an understanding of the environment. Seeks to gain an understanding of the status of sustainability education in Australian institutions. Reports that there are clear barriers to the introduction and expansion of sustainability education. (Contains 32 references.) (Author/YDS)

Introduces an activity on water that encourages students to learn about water use and conservation. Focuses on the ways in which water is used in homes, the water cycle, and water conservation. (YDS)

Outlines a weekend residential program that uses creative writing to raise environmental awareness through a polemical engagement with a specific local environmental issue. Notes that poetry, narrative, discursive writing, interview, and group presentations were all used in what became an introduction to environmental politics. Proposes that a…