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Hicks, David – Trentham Books, 2014
This book explores three global issues--climate change, peak oil and the limits to growth. It sets out the facts about the inevitable yet still largely unknown changes, and examines the feelings and attitudes the coming changes engender. It offers teachers ways to engage with vital but too often avoided issues, and to share success stories and…
Descriptors: Climate, Fuels, Environmental Education, Sustainability
Hicks, David – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1987
Describes the World Studies 8-13 Project, a national curriculum program developed through a cooperative effort in Great Britain. Discusses the purposes of the project, which includes the teaching of world issues to younger children. Outlines the major topics covered by the materials. (TW)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hicks, David – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 1993
Proposes that a futures dimension be included in the environmental education curriculum. Presents eight points to justify its inclusion and eight potential future trends that could be explored. Other methods of envisioning the future and moving forward are discussed. (Contains 28 references.)
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Hicks, David J. – American Biology Teacher, 1990
Presented is an approach to the study of nutrient cycling in the school laboratory. Discussed are obtaining, processing, and incubating samples; extraction of ions from soil; procedures for nitrate and ammonium analysis; data analysis; an example of results; and other aspects of the nitrogen cycle. (CW)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemical Analysis, College Science, Ecology
Fisher, Simon; Hicks, David – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1982
Describes the rationale for and general objectives of World Studies, a curriculum project emphasizing the teacher's role in developing instructional strategies. Includes general themes (getting on with others, learning about other people, understanding the news, the world tomorrow) and criteria for the project's inservice courses. (JN)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David; Holden, Cathie – Environmental Education Research, 1995
Explores two issues related to teaching toward an ecologically sustainable future: (1) recognition that teaching about global issues can lead to feelings of despair; and (2) the need to know how young people conceptualize the future in the first place. A recent study of pupils' views of the future is described. (LZ)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David; Bord, Andy – Environmental Education Research, 2001
Reports on a pilot research project in the United Kingdom that monitored student responses to learning about global futures and found much more going on beneath the surface than meets the eye. (Contains 16 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries