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This book is the English version of "Evaluating Environmental Education" which was developed and financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries. The book is divided into three chapters. Chapter 1 focuses on the purpose of evaluation, evaluation of environmental education programs, and outlines the 13-step evaluation process. Sample questionnaires are included. Chapter 2 describes how evaluation can be introduced as an activity in organizations. Chapter 3 identifies and instructs how to use the 13-step evaluation process. (YDS)
A new updated edition of this popular guide to conservation education, concentrating largely on techniques and discussing why, when, and how to develop education materials and implement effective programs.
From the Preface: -- The Environmental Education Teacher Resource Handbook is one of a series of practical references for curriculum developers, education faculty, veteran teachers, and student teachers. The handbook is designed to provide information on the background of environmental education (EE) curriculum, as well as current, comprehensive information on publications, standards, and special materials for K-12 EE. Think of this handbook as the first place to look when you are revising or developing your EE curriculum-or if you need resource information on EE any time of the year. This handbook does not seek to prescribe any particular form of curriculum, nor does it follow any set of standards or guidelines. Instead, the book provides a general grounding in the EE curriculum, so that you can use this information and then proceed in the direction best suited for your budget, your school, and your district. What this handbook gives you is a sense of the numerous options that are available-it is up to you to use the information to develop the appropriate curriculum or program for your situation.
“The hope for the future depends on teaching current and future students the analytical and critical thinking skills for dealing with the most critical problems. My own hope is for this book to be read by everyone, even those outside the field of environmental education. Read this book, read it again, share it widely, and do something - anything - to help our needy and wounded planet."-Marc Bekoff, author of The Animal Manifesto: Six Reasons For Expanding Our Compassion Footprint "Saylan and Blumstein provide a compelling vision of what can be, and what should be, if we have the courage to open our eyes and the boldness to act.”-Peter Saundry, Ph.D., Executive Director of the National Council for Science and the Environment “A clarion call to incorporate environmental education in all grades K-12, across all academic disciplines, in order to produce future generations of environmental stewards."-Mark Gold, President, Heal The Bay "We need a sea change in the educational system. After all, if we can teach schoolchildren that vandalism is wrong, why can we not teach them that environmental destruction is wrong? This book is a haunting call to action. A beautifully written manifesto that gets it right."-Ron Swaisgood, Director of Applied Animal Ecology, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global “The greatest threat to the future of all species on the planet is the huge gap between what is understood about global climate change by the scientific community and what is known about climate change by the people who need to know -- the public. The sound prescriptions in this book need to be read now. We are running out of time.”-Dr. James Hansen, world-renowned climatologist and author of Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity “Environmental education is a disaster and educating the public on environmental issues is the greatest challenge facing humanity today. This book will help us understand why we are headed toward the collapse of civilization, and more important, how to fix it. Packed with sound science, useful information, and brilliant ideas, it is a book we must read, and give, to our local school boards and principals nationwide. Our children will thank us."-Paul R. Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb and Humanity on a Tightrope
This resource guide is designed to help educators find curricula, multimedia resources, and other educational materials that can enhance the teaching of environmental education in a variety of settings. Curriculum guides and other educational materials listed in this guide were evaluated by classroom teachers, content experts, and environmental educators. Each set of materials was reviewed by at least three people. Curriculum materials included in this compendium were evaluated using the Environmental Education Materials Guidelines for Excellence developed by the North American Association For Environmental Education (NAAEE). The write-ups were designed to point out the variety of factors an educator may wish to consider when deciding which materials are most appropriate for a particular group of students and how those materials might be used most effectively. The first section of this guide highlights approximately 50 environmental education curriculum materials. Each entry contains a summary of the curriculum information about grade levels, subject areas, author, publishers, and price; comments specific to the six key characteristics of quality environmental education materials according to the Guidelines for Excellence; and a sample of quotations from the reviewers' evaluation sheets. The second section contains an annotated listing of support materials. Appendices include a curriculum matrix, publisher index, and an author/editor index (PVD).
This book provides 29 readings that provide a detailed overview of those elements that might take environmental education from the intuitive to the valid, to a field where there truly is a defensible, substantive structure. Contents include: (1) "Tensions in Environmental Education: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" (Disinger, John F.); (2) "The Tbilisi Declaration"; (3) "Environmental Education's Definitional Problem" (Disinger, John F.); (4) "The Concept of Environmental Education" (Stapp, William B., et al.); (5) "The Status of Environmental Education with Respect to the Goal of Responsible Citizenship Behavior" (Culen, Gerald R.); (6) "Two Hats" (Hug, John); (7) "The Myths of Environmental Education--Revisited" (Hungerford, Harold R.); (8) "A Survey of the Status of State-Level Environmental Education in the U.S." (Kirk, Michelle; Wilke, Richard; Ruskey, Abby); (9) "Education Reform, Setting Standards, and Environmental Education" (Simmons, Deborah); (10) "Environmental Literacy in the United States" (Volk, Trudi L.; McBeth, William); (11) "Goals for Curriculum Development in Environmental Education" (Hungerford, Harold; Peyton, R. Ben; Wilke, Richard J.); (12) "Curriculum Development in Environmental Education for the Primary School: Challenges and Responsibilities" (Hungerford, Harold R.; Volk, Trudi L.); (13) "Environmental Education in the K-12 Curriculum: Finding a Niche" (Ramsey, John M.; Hungerford, Harold R.; Volk, Trudi L.); (14) "Integration and Curriculum Design" (Volk, Trudi L.); (15) "Comparing Four Environmental Problem Solving Models: Additional Comments" (Ramsey, John); (16) "A Technique for Analyzing Environmental Issues" (Ramsey, John M.; Hungerford, Harold R.; Volk, Trudi L.); (17) "So...You Want To Teach Issues?" (Ramsey, John; Hungerford, Harold); (18) "Assessment in Environmental Education" (Marcinkowski, Thomas); (19) "Outcome Research in Environmental Education: A Critical Review" (Leeming, Frank C.; Dwyer, William O.; Porter, Bryan E.; Cobern, Melissa K.); (20) "Predictors of Responsible Environmental Behavior: A Review of Three Dissertation Studies" (Marcinkowski, Thomas); (21) "Changing Learner Behavior through Environmental Education" (Hungerford, Harold R.; Volk, Trudi L.); (22) "The Pros and Cons of Research in Environmental Education" (Smith-Sebasto, Nicholas J.); (23) "Environmental Education and Environmental Interpretation: The Relationships" (Knapp, Doug); (24) "Evaluation of Natural Resource Education Materials: Implications for Resource Management" (Pomerantz, Gerri A.); (25) "Are We Meeting the Goal of Responsible Environmental Behavior? An Examination of Nature and Environmental Education Center Goals" (Simmons, Deborah A.); (26) "An Analysis of an Anti-Environmental Education Article: 'The Globalist Children's Crusade'" (Ramsey, John); (27) "Goals and Competencies for Precollege STS Education: Recommendations Based upon Recent Literature in Environmental Education" (Rubba, Peter A.; Wiesenmayer, Randall L.); (28) "The Science Education Reform Movement: Implications for Social Responsibility" (Ramsey, John); and (29) "The General Teaching Model (GTM)" (Each reading contains references.) (Hungerford, Harold R.). (CCM)