Despite the existence of a clear scientific consensus about global warming, opinion surveys find confusion among the American public, regarding both scientific issues and the strength of the scientific consensus. Evidence increasingly points to misinformation as a contributing factor. This situation is both a challenge and an opportunity for…

Focuses on a mapping exercise based on the principles of Paolo Freire. It was used with non-student Latino North Carolina farmworkers to engage them in learning about health beliefs, behaviors, and injury prevention. Provides background information on the farmworkers' lives and the use of the mapping exercises. (CMK)

Describes the journal assignment used in the introductory course, "Geography and Civilization", focusing on each type of journal entry (class entries, course pack entries, novel entries, and current events). Discusses the last two entries as constructed more as finished essays than informal writing. Presents the results from a class survey. (CMK)