Assesses the effects of aircraft noise on teachers using a questionnaire to gather teachers' opinions and responses to aircraft noise. (Author/CCM)

Argues that the concepts of nature and environment are open to individual interpretation and central to achieving internationally recognized goals for environmental education for sustainability. (Author/CCM)

Discusses the many reasons that science-related social issues such as environmental education should be an important part of every science curriculum, citing John Dewey as the first to express the breadth of possibilities. Themes include excessive individualism, democracy and the common good, and the role of education in promoting science as an…

Visitors to the Vermont state park system were surveyed to define a range of environmental behavior, ethics, and values. Data were used to develop principles for designing park environmental education programs. Findings suggest that such programs should emphasize points of commonality among visitors, present environmental messages through diverse…

Describes and evaluates two USEPA shareware programs called Principles of On-Site Wastewater Treatment (ONSITE) and Residential Waste Treatment Evaluation (RWASTE). ONSITE, a tutorial, provides an overview of septic systems and their relationship to soils. RWASTE builds on ONSITE. Both are effective tools for persons interested in acquiring…

Addresses why some teachers are more committed than others to environmental education. Offers a theoretical perspective that links teachers' commitments to environmental education to significant life experiences and to beliefs and attitudes about teaching environmental concepts. Theoretical development led to a Model of Environmental Education…

Classes participating in pro-environmental activities were studied to determine whether environmental attitudes and knowledge of participants change relative to nonparticipants, and whether student participation influences parental environmental attitudes and knowledge. The program positively affected student attitudes toward the environment but…

Presents information obtained on the status of comprehensive state-level environmental education (EE) programs in the United States. Comprehensive state-level EE programs include a combination of program, structure, and funding components. As of early 1996, no state had implemented all 16 components of a comprehensive program. (AIM)

Reports on students' perceptions of the environment and their expectations from an elective course called Environmental Education. Students initially preferred nature protection values to economic interests but later supported sustainable development and solidarity, demonstrating a shift toward systemic and more complex attitudes about the…

Addresses the nature-culture distinction and argues that nature and culture are no longer helpful conceptual tools for acquiring an ecological understanding of the world. Discusses the subject matter of environmental education and the ambiguity of nature, earth systems education, human and nonhuman environments, urban and wilderness education, and…

Describes the use of portable educational boxes for bringing in educational multimedia on local and regional issues. Highlights programs that use this method. Reports on a nationwide questionnaire for educators that examined the current use of this method. Findings indicate that the use of traveling environmental education trunks was increasing in…

Examines the readability of Australian government literature on the environment and the understanding developed by students and the general public as a result of reading these materials. Findings indicate that the language level of the materials frequently obscured the concepts for the potential audiences. Gives some recommendations for improving…

Examines Illinois public school teachers' preparation to infuse environmental education concepts into their teaching and their attitudes toward environmental education and compares the findings with those from Wisconsin teachers. Findings indicate that teachers need more preservice and inservice training, have largely positive attitudes, but do…

Introduces the concept of environmental problem solving and examines documents submitted by 139 applicants to determine their qualifications for the position of research assistant. Findings indicate that applicants who showed higher ratings for environmental problem solving differed significantly in their biographical data and qualifications. The…

Describes the University of South Alabama's program of envirotech student internships in Latin America. Encourages business schools to reshape the anti-environmental attitudes prevalent in present and future managers by demonstrating how "green" can be profitable, especially in the international arena, through outcome-oriented instruction. (AIM)