Environmental Education and Advocacy: Changing Perspectives of Ecology and EducationEdward A. Johnson, Michael J. Mappin Great efforts have been made to improve understanding of the environment via programmes offered by educational establishments, government agencies, NGOs and industry groups among others. Criticism exists that sometimes environmental 'education' is actually 'advocacy' of particular values and beliefs, and that there is no real definition of what constitutes environmental education. The editors have assembled a strong team to examine the issues arising from the use and abuse of the term 'ecology' in environmental education, in an attempt to encourage ecologists to become more engaged with education at all levels. |
Contents
Changing perspectives of ecology and education in environmental education | 1 |
Changing perspectives of ecology | 29 |
Scientific ecology and ecological ethics the challenges of drawing ethical conclusions from scientific facts | 31 |
Changing academic perspectives of ecology a view from within | 50 |
The role of learned societies government agencies NGOs advocacy groups media schools and environmental educators in shaping public understandi... | 72 |
Changing perspectives of education | 89 |
Education and advocacy a troubling relationship | 91 |
Changing academic perspectives in environmental education research and practice progress and promise | 114 |
Developing guidelines for environmental education in the United States the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education | 161 |
Assessing the educational dimension of environmental education resources provided by nonformal groups | 184 |
Assessing the science dimension of environmental issues through environmental education | 207 |
Integrating changing perspectives of ecology education and action | 225 |
A framework for integrating ecological literacy civics literacy and environmental citizenship in environmental education | 227 |
Integrating education and action in environmental education | 267 |
Environmental education through citizen science and participatory action research | 292 |
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The purposes of environmental education perspectives of teachers governmental agencies NGOs professional societies and advocacy groups | 137 |
Assessing changing perspectives of ecology and education | 159 |
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