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ERIC Number: EJ540163
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0095-8964
John Dewey as Environmental Educator.
Dennis, Lawrence J.; Knapp, Douglas
Journal of Environmental Education, v28 n2 p5-9 Win 1997
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 instrument of social progress. Contains 29 references. (PVD)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Education, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society), Natural Resources, Natural Sciences, Science and Society, Social Responsibility, Thematic Approach, Values Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dewey (John); Nature; Pragmatism; Public Awareness