Selected articles from the first two years of publication of the quarterly journal "Environmental Education" are reprinted in this book together with editorial remarks where appropriate. Contributions from 76 individuals and organizations are included. Chapters deal with the setting for environmental education, definitions and directions, elementary and secondary school curricula, university dimensions, new nature centers and learning laboratories, and community action programs. References are included at the end of each article when necessary. The goal of the book is to help professionalize the field of environmental education by presenting relevant reporting of investigations, creative developments, and imaginative insights in conservation communications. (BL)