Man is beginning to realize his attempts to bring the environment into conformity, his technology-adoring ethic of changing the world and his improving it for human benefit are often leading to distress and disaster. Called for is a reverence for life, man placed within nature as an integral part of it. (BL)

The author describes several ecosystem principles, such as: interrelationships, limiting factors, population and specialization; discusses their meaning to the world of today and tomorrow; and examines a few of the applications these principles have to environmental education. The use of ecology as the unifying discipline for environmental…

Exploring the roots of ecological problems through an analysis outline is performed. Constantly searched for are factors with the most ramifications and with the most causal relevance. (BL)

An interdisciplinary focus in environmental education is provided by a list of 112 concepts appropriate for environmental education produced by scholars from 40 professional areas and 12 United States ecological regions. A model for environmental education is presented which is based on four categories synthesized from the concepts. (JP)

Understanding the present ecological crisis by understanding its conceptual background is discussed. Assessed are early Indian, colonial, puritan, and eighteenth and nineteenth century American concepts and beliefs of man's relationship to his environment. Principles and beliefs necessary to restore and maintain the environment are developed. (BL)

The short-term impact upon members of the National Council for the Social Studies of an educational journal devoting an entire issue to the topic of population education was investigated. The issue increased awareness of population education but had no effect on content base, content issues, and time devoted to instruction. (BT)

Reports on Education For Survival, a project designed to develop curriculum guides for grades K-12. Educating children in terms of their interdependence with the environment as the key to survival is its philosophy. Examples of concepts and activities from the various curriculum units are quoted to show how the theme is implemented. (BL)

In outline form is presented a 36-week curriculum for educating secondary and college level youth about the deterioration of their habitat, with an overview of correcting the dangers. Topics and concepts are suggested together with field/laboratory exercises and independent study programs. (BL)

Defined is the need for implementation of programs intended to restore and/or maintain wildlife populations on a self-renewing, self-sustaining basis. Development of environmental management concepts, understandings, activities, and lesson ideas is explained accompanied by schematic drawings. (BL)

The five broad conceptual themes for environmental education and energy conservation recommended by the Illinois State Plan for Environmental Education for developing and implementing environmental education into all school subjects are listed. Suggested activities for the junior and senior high levels are presented. (BT)

After reviewing (1) the causes of the energy crisis, (2) the goals of the National energy plan developed by ERDA, and (3) three routes to bring about energy conservation; the authors present the fundamental concepts (MAIN IDEAS) from a conservation-oriented energy education curriculum developed at Florida State University. (BT)