Ecology in Education

ISBN-13: 9780521433464 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 208 str.

Opis

Ecological education has become increasingly important with the realization that the world's environmental problems cannot be solved without action from the global population. This book reviews progress and communicates ideas and strategies for incorporation of environmental education into formal and informal education. It encompasses a variety of approaches and examples from both developed and developing countries.

Recenzje

' … well-written papers and inspirational case-studies.' Robin Sutton, Journal of Biological Education

Spis treści

Foreword Frank B. Golley; Preface Monica Hale; 1. The role of ecology in education in schools in Britain Monica Hale and Jackie Hardie; 3. Environmental education in the primary school science curriculum in Uganda Christopher Acar; 4. The place of ecology in adult education Peter A. Thomas; 5. New opportunities for ecology education in the United States Alan R. Berkowitz; 6. Ecology education and field studies: historical trends and some present-day influences in Britain Stephen Tilling; 7. Field studies as a technique for environmental education in developed and developing nations Walter D. S. Leal Filho; 8. Learning about ecology through contact with vegetation Margarete R. Harvey; 9. Learning through landscapes Eileen Adams; 10. Ecology and environmental education in the urban environment Monica Hale; 11. Ecological concepts as a basis to environmental education in Indonesia Mohamad Soerjani; 12. The present status of environmental education in Japan Masahito Yoshida; 13. Ecological studies between schools in Europe and Scandinavia: the benefits to the curriculum of working across national boundaries David Shirley; 14. Creating a climate for conservation in West Africa Ken Smith; Index.