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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Environmental Justice Content in Mainstream US, 6-12 Environmental Education Guides
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Kushmerick, Ann; Young, Lindsay; Stein, Susan E. – Environmental Education Research, 2007
Over the past three decades, the environmental justice movement has developed out of growing concern about unequal distribution of environmental harm and unequal access to environmental resources. The mainstream environmental movement has been criticized for failing to address adequately environmental justice issues. Several scholars have claimed…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Content Analysis, Environmental Education, Justice
The Effects of Environment-Based Education on Student's Critical Thinking Skills and Disposition toward Critical Thinking
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Ernst, Julie (Athman); Monroe, Martha – Environmental Education Research, 2006
This study examined the relationship between environment-based education and high school students critical thinking skills and disposition toward critical thinking. Four hundred four 9th and 12th grade students from 11 Florida high schools participated in the study. A Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Comparison Group Design (9th grade) and a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, High School Students, Critical Thinking, Grade 9
Analysis of the K-12 Component of the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Project 1998 to 2002
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Banks, Debra L.; Elser,Monica; Saltz, Charlene – Environmental Education Research, 2005
The Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) project includes training elementary and secondary teachers. This training component, Ecology Explorers (EE), prepares teachers in grades 4 through 12 to teach about ecological principles and processes. The EE pedagogy employs scientific inquiry and data collection protocols.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Scientific Methodology, Elementary Secondary Education
The Effects of Environment-Based Education on Students' Critical Thinking Skills and Disposition toward Critical Thinking
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Ernst, Julie; Monroe, Martha – Environmental Education Research, 2004
This study examined the relationship between environment-based education and high school students' critical thinking skills and disposition toward critical thinking. Four hundred four 9th and 12th grade students from 11 Florida high schools participated in the study. A Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Comparison Group Design (9th grade) and a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Ethnicity, Thinking Skills