Discusses a course developed by faculty in the Department of Family Resource Management at The Ohio State University to provide students with knowledge of the environmental consequences of certain consumption patterns. Addresses how we can explain observed patterns of consumer choice and what the interrelationship is between patterns of…

A broad framework of goals for environmental interpretation was produced, and these goals were revised on the basis of input from a national panel. The goals comprised three hierarchical levels: (1) entry-level goals such as environmental sensitivity; (2) ownership goals such as resource site issue awareness; and (3) empowerment goals that include…

Focuses on instructional games designed to teach about environmental topics such as wetlands, pollution, endangered species, population, energy, and individual effects on the environment. Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students (N=295) were tested, and significant results were found between students who played four games and those who did not…

Investigates the acceptability and possible role of virtual reality (VR) in environmental education. Among the principal findings were that the sample population of environmental educators indicated an acceptance of VR as a teaching tool. VR applications that allow students to have an experience not available in the physical world were perceived…

The Rapid Assessment for Conservation Education (RACE) provides guidelines and tools for identifying conservation education needs and recommending subsequent actions. Interviews, surveys, workshops, and public meetings are among the methods of qualitative and quantitative data collection used to gather information quickly and inexpensively.…

Describes an environmental-education research project in North Borneo that takes as a given that different social actors begin with different perceptions of environmental problems based upon different rationalities. Using an innovative educational mechanism called the adaptive concept, an intervention was designed, tested, and evaluated. Contains…

Addresses environmental education in the school curriculum in South Africa, most notably the rationale for including environmental education in formal education and recent developments in South Africa that may enhance this process. Emphasis is placed on the importance of environmental education in enhancing learners' skills and in enabling…

Argues that the lack of environmental education (EE) at both the tertiary level and in preservice teacher education in most Latin American countries is considered a main weakness for professional development. A review of literature in national EE strategies provides some insights into the constraints and opportunities relating to the introduction…

The purposes of this study were to develop a strategy to foster environmental sensitivity and to verify its effects. The new strategy was based on principles of humanistic education and key points were focused on feeling environments through the body and confronting the present by examining here-and-now situations. Results showed this strategy to…

Examines student values and process-based, constructivist courses in environmental education. Results suggest that most education majors hold pro-environmental values but frequently do not act upon them. Argues that, to remove this inconsistency between values and practice, courses in environmental education and education for sustainability should…

Explores the relationship between outdoor education and environmental education by examining the broad nature of outdoor education and discussing whether outdoor education and environmental education are overlapping philosophies or separate methods of instruction. Includes analysis of a survey of outdoor educators and details a process for…

Argues that the greatest constraints to the effective implementation of environmental education in Uganda's elementary schools include the elitist nature of the education system, teacher preparation, materials development, and curricula with little relevance to local communities. Recommendations to solve these problems include strengthening…

Environmental education is often characterized by a concern with developing attitudes and behavior rather than developing environmental knowledge and concepts. Students may thus unknowingly hold and later teach environmental misconceptions. Discusses the use of interactive worksheets to provide a time-effective means of developing students'…

Presents the results of research on environmental education in Zimbabwe focusing on gender differences in knowledge, attitudes, problem-solving skills, and environmental activities. Of (n=555) secondary school students, girls generally had more environmental knowledge than boys. Attitudes toward environmental issues were mixed. Girls tended to be…

This study aimed to discover the existing obstacles to environmental education in Kenya and to suggest solutions for providing better environmental education. Teachers in primary and secondary schools answered a questionnaire about their perceptions of various aspects of implementing environmental education including teaching approaches and…