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Many people believe that environmental regulation has passed a point of diminishing returns: the quick fixes have been achieved and the main sources of pollution are shifting from large "point sources" to more diffuse sources that are more difficult and expensive to regulate. The political climate has also changed in the United States since the 1970s in ways that provide impetus to seek alternatives to regulation. This book examines the potential of some of these "new tools" that emphasize education, information, and voluntary measures. Contributors summarize what we know about the effectiveness of these tools, both individually and in combination with regulatory and economic policy instruments. They also extract practical lessons from this knowledge and consider what is needed to make these tools more effective. The book will be of interest to environmental policy practitioners and to researchers and students concerned with applying social and behavioral sciences knowledge to improve environmental quality.
This book provides a practical application of Anthony Giddens’ theory of structuration to a particular field of educational research, namely, Education for Sustainable Development. It assists educational researchers, educators and educational institutions to bridge the gaps between current educational practices and the rhetoric and best practices of Education for Sustainable Development. The volume draws on research, guided by Giddens, to: · highlight the potential of Anthony Giddens’ theory of structuration, an approach not yet well-established in the field of educational research, to provide new and valuable insights into the factors that shape educational practices. · provide practical guidance to the use of this new approach to educational research. · provide a new perspective on the nature of the gap between the rhetoric, and the reality, of Education for Sustainability in Australian primary schools. · provide new perspectives on issues facing educational institutions aiming to introduce effective Education for Sustainable Development, particularly in relation to the need for teachers to adopt new pedagogical practices · demonstrate that Giddens’ theory of structuration is a valuable framework that can contribute to the development of new understandings in the field of educational research.​
This book presents an international perspective on environmental educational and specifically the influence that context has on this aspect of curriculum. The focus is on environmental education both formal and non formal and the factors that impact upon its effectiveness, particularly in non-Western and non-English-speaking contexts (i.e., outside the UK, USA, Australia, NZ, etc. ).
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Arranged in four sections, the book offers practical techniques for introducing environmental education at the primary level. The first section, on planning, outlines a conceptual framework for environmental education, describes how the staff at one primary school developed a K-7 curriculum, examines an in-service course on environmental science for K-2 teachers and students, discusses an environment week festival, presents environmental guidelines for schools, and suggests ways to develop school grounds for environmental education. The second section focuses on language arts and discusses the relationship between language development and environmental education. Other topics include environmental awareness in contemporary Australian children's books, drama as a means for developing environmental awareness, a curriculum offering about a hypothetical township entitled "Walmit Divided," and the use of videotaped environmental conflict simulations as a teaching tool. Section 3 focuses on the outdoors as a medium for environmental education and describes techniques for heightening student's awareness of their surroundings through the Pilot Environmental Education Project, the Primary Environmental Education Project, and the Urban Field Study Centre. The final section describes a third grade environmental education curriculum and suggests ideas for using community gardening and animals in environmental education activities. (LH)