Discusses the results of an evaluation of National Park Service planning workbooks. Examines ways of structuring a written presentation so that it helps the reader utilize the information presented. Describes facilitation of orientation and in-depth review styles of presentation. (CW)

Presents the results of interviews of teachers regarding personal benefits from participation in the program and assessing their personal roles in environmental education (EE). States that most teachers felt that EE was an important part of the school curriculum, that they personally gained from the program, but that EE was not their…

Through two surveys of nature and environmental centers throughout the United States, the author compares the centers' expressed goals with the goals of environmental education. These goals were determined by an accepted behavior model that is considered conducive to environmentally responsible behavior. (17 references) (MCO)

It is widely accepted among professionals that environmental education should be infused throughout the school curriculum at every grade level. This paper suggests that the failure to infuse environmental education equally throughout the curriculum may be related, in part, to the types of instructional materials available. (Author/CW)

This study compares teachers' and children's perceptions of various natural settings (river, pond, or marsh; deep woods; interpretive paths; county parks; open fields; urban nature; and school site settings). Sets of photographs were used to assess preference and comfort level during interviews with classroom teachers and children. (LZ)

Reports the results of a questionnaire distributed to randomly selected teachers within the Chicago metropolitan area. Teachers indicated their desire for the availability of various resources, were they to take their students on a field trip to a natural area. Implications for natural area managers, as well as proposed training strategies, are…