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50 Years of ERIC
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Environmental Studies: Lessons from a Quaternary Perspective.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gunnell, Pam; Dyer, Ken – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 1993
Proposes that teaching methods be changed to move away from a positivist model toward an ecological model. Discusses three assumptions for future practice involving holism in environmental studies; the role of values in environmental studies; and the process of learning. (Contains 26 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Learning Processes
Humans and Nature: A Spectrum Not a Dichotomy.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Dyer, Ken; Gunnell, Pam – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 1993
Proposes that the anthropocentric, or human centered, and biocentric, or non-human centered, views of the environment are not dichotomous but rather lie on a continuum. Discusses the continuum in practice and presents a table representing the spectrum of human views of nature. (MDH)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Higher Education