Addresses higher education, specifically universities, and their role in moving toward a sustainable, ecologically-sound, and vibrant society. Suggests that universities are caught between two competing visions. (Contains 24 references.) (DDR)

Addresses the issue of quality within inquiry which uses narrative forms of representing human experience. Focuses on environmental education research. (Contains 101 references.) (DDR)

Describes an interdisciplinary project involving university researchers, community groups, and industry partners in a collaborative dialogue about sustainability. Focuses on the Georgia Basin Futures Project. (Contains 20 references.) (DDR)

Points out that outdoor education in the United Kingdom is long on practice and short on theory and begins to address this issue by drawing on secondary sources that address environmental philosophy. (Contains 66 references.) (DDR)

Discusses different world views on the roles of both science and education in society, questions some of the arguments put forward by proponents of national standards for environmental education in the United States, and argues for an alternative form of quality assessment in environmental education which is process-based instead of product- or…

Discusses some of the implications of a recent proposal by the Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environmental Industries (CCHREI) for an umbrella certification process which would apply to the environmental work of a wide range of occupations, including education. Contains 63 references. (JRH)

Argues that defining environmental education not only entails more than just critiquing definitions of this field, but more fundamentally, critiquing the process by which education is defined. Concludes that definitions should be thought of as processes in which teachers, administrators, and scholars are all participants. Contains 40 references.…

Examines some of the ways in which nature is textualized in technocultural discourses with particular reference to the incorporation of satellite-based weather monitoring and digital imaging technologies into global consumer markets of information and entertainment. Suggests that critical readings of popular media representations of weather are…

Outlines necessary components of successful indigenous environmental education programs at the post-secondary level based on participation in three such programs as a program developer/director, curriculum developer, and instructor; explores current literature, and presents personal experiences from an Anishinaabe student studying Western science.…

Examines African women's cultural knowledge of environmental education within a specific case study in rural Kenya. Indicates that rural women are connected to the land and the environment. Suggests that the knowledge that women have on the environment could be incorporated into teaching environmental education. (Contains 42 references.)…

Points out that little attention is given to environmental education research in preservice education programs in Canada. Introduces a national survey using a modified version of Towler's questionnaire to investigate the current status of environmental education that preservice teachers receive in their preparation programs. (Contains 28…

Discusses recent experiences in developing and implementing strategies for education consistent with the concept of sustainable development at two different levels: (1) the international level characterized by Agenda 21 along with the efforts of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development to foster its progress; and (2) the national…

Discusses highlights and lowlights in the recent history of environmental-education-policy development in British Columbia to illuminate some of the likely costs involved and problems to be dealt with in any attempt to reach national agreement on environmental education in Canada. (Author/CCM)

Argues that sustainability is a process that links social equity, economic growth, and environmental protection; therefore, sustainable consumption is a mode of consumption congruent with this meaning of sustainability. (Author/CCM)

Discusses four principles useful in mediating continued educational imperialism: (1) reflexivity; (2) respect; (3) dignity; and (4) reciprocity. (Author/CCM)