Author : Frank B. Golley
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780300070491
This text presents the key concepts of environmental science for those who are not natural scientists. It offers a way to improve environmental literacy - the capacity to understand the connections between humans and their environment. There are reading lists for each topic covered.
Author : Heather L. Reynolds
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,76 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 0253354099
Integrating environmental education throughout the curriculum.
Author : Michael K. Stone
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,74 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 9781578051533
A network of educational reformers reports on projects that are equipping today's children with the tools of ecological consciousness and systems thinking that will help humankind live more sustainably on the Earth tomorrow.
Author : Roland W. Scholz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2011-07-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521183332
A comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, the book explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology.
Author : Symma Finn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3319941089
This book explores various and distinct aspects of environmental health literacy (EHL) from the perspective of investigators working in this emerging field and their community partners in research. Chapters aim to distinguish EHL from health literacy and environmental health education in order to classify it as a unique field with its own purposes and outcomes. Contributions in this book represent the key aspects of communication, dissemination and implementation, and social scientific research related to environmental health sciences and the range of expertise and interest in EHL. Readers will learn about the conceptual framework and underlying philosophical tenets of EHL, and its relation to health literacy and communications research. Special attention is given to topics like dissemination and implementation of culturally relevant environmental risk messaging, and promotion of EHL through visual technologies. Authoritative entries by experts also focus on important approaches to advancing EHL through community-engaged research and by engaging teachers and students at an early age through developing innovative STEM curriculum. The significance of theater is highlighted by describing the use of an interactive theater experience as an approach that enables community residents to express themselves in non-verbal ways.
Author : Michael Zimmerman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,87 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Environmental education
ISBN : 9780801857744
As the role of science and technology in everyday life grows more pervasive and more complex, it becomes more difficult for a scientifically "illiterate" public to make informed judgments. This volume takes on a range of falsifiers, disinformation specialists, and charlatans to provide the background needed to evaluate environmental and other issues that are in the news and affecting our lives. Topics include scientific illiteracy from "creation science" to graphology; the role of government in the scientific process; claims about pesticides and additives in food; global environmental problems; and the myth of the technological fix.
Author : Emma Wood Rous
Publisher : Boynton/Cook
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN :
With Literature and the Land, Rous not only inspires you the help students to become environmentally literate, she provides the tools you need to make it happen.
Author : David W. Orr
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 26,23 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791408742
The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earthÂ’s limits and how those limits will affect human evolution. Humanity has reached a crossroad where various ecological catastrophes meet what some call sustainable development. While a great deal of attention has been given to what governments, corporations, utilities, international agencies, and private citizens can do to help in the transition to sustainability, little thought has been given to what schools, colleges, and universities can do. Ecological Literacy asks how the discovery of finiteness affects the content and substance of education. Given the limits of the earth, what should people know and how should they learn it?
Author : Glenn Adelson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 21,71 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 030012614X
This major anthology is the first to apply a fully interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies. A comprehensive guide to environmental literacy, the book demonstrates how the sciences, social sciences, and humanities all contribute to understanding our interrelationships with the natural world. Though not specialized, Environment is a book that even specialists can learn from. Ten innovative case studies--climate shock, species endangerment, nuclear power, biotechnology, sustainable development, deforestation, environmental security, globalization, wilderness, and the urban environment--are followed by readings from specific disciplines. These can be integrated with the case studies to shape individual interests and teaching strategies. The volume presents an imaginative array of texts, from scientific papers to poetry, legal decisions to historical accounts, personal essays to economic analysis. Taken together, these selections provide a balanced, authoritative, and up-to-date treatment of key issues in environmental studies.
Author : Daniel Goleman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 111823720X
A new integration of Goleman's emotional, social, and ecological intelligence Hopeful, eloquent, and bold, Ecoliterate offers inspiring stories, practical guidance, and an exciting new model of education that builds - in vitally important ways - on the success of social and emotional learning by addressing today's most important ecological issues. This book shares stories of pioneering educators, students, and activists engaged in issues related to food, water, oil, and coal in communities from the mountains of Appalachia to a small village in the Arctic; the deserts of New Mexico to the coast of New Orleans; and the streets of Oakland, California to the hills of South Carolina. Ecoliterate marks a rich collaboration between Daniel Goleman and the Center for Ecoliteracy, an organization best known for its pioneering work with school gardens, school lunches, and integrating ecological principles and sustainability into school curricula. For nearly twenty years the Center has worked with schools and organizations in more than 400 communities across the United States and numerous other countries. Ecoliterate also presents five core practices of emotionally and socially engaged ecoliteracy and a professional development guide.
