The TALESSI Project: Promoting Active Learning for Interdisciplinarity, Values Awareness and Critical Thinking in Environmental Higher Education.

Jones, Peter C.; Merritt, J. Quentin

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Publication Date: 1999

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The TALESSI Project: Promoting Active Learning for Interdisciplinarity, Values Awareness and Critical Thinking in Environmental Higher Education.

Jones, Peter C.; Merritt, J. Quentin

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v23 n3 p335-48 Nov 1999

Discusses the TALESSI (Teaching and Learning at the Environment-Science-Society Interface) Project that aims to enhance three aspects of environmental learning through active learning: (1) interdisciplinarity; (2) values awareness: and (3) critical thinking. Explores the three aspects in detail. Includes 3 appendices. (CMK)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Geography, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Content, Social Studies, Value Judgment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England)

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