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ERIC Number: EJ513733
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
Environmental Problems and the Social Sciences: What Should We Teach?
Cylke, F. Kurt, Jr.
College Teaching, v43 n3 p112-15 Sum 1995
Environmental issues that can be explored in social science courses include problems with potential to cause serious or irreversible change to an ecosystem or biosphere. Areas for discussion include: environmental attitudes, values, and behaviors; the environmental movement; risk perceptions; and the political economy of the environment and environmental politics. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Conservation (Environment), Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Environmental Education, Language Role, Political Influences, Risk, Social Sciences, Social Values
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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