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ERIC Number: EJ574305
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-9281
Reorienting Environmental Education for Sustainable Development in Teacher Education: Constraints and Opportunities in Latin America.
Houstoun, Helen P.
International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, v17 n2 p137-46 Apr-Jun 1998
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 of EE into formal education. Contains 30 references. (Author/PVD)
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Educational Objectives, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Preservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving, Professional Development, Sustainable Development, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Latin America; Stewardship