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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809915903321

Autore

Palmer Joy <1951->

Titolo

The handbook of environmental education / / Joy Palmer and Philip Neal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994

ISBN

1-134-87132-5

1-138-14546-7

1-134-87133-3

1-280-10892-4

0-203-42202-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 267 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

NealPhilip

Disciplina

333.707

Soggetti

Environmental education

Environmental sciences - Study and teaching

Curriculum planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Concern for the environment; Environmental education: international development and progress; Threads of a theme: principles and structure; The National Curriculum; Planning and practice at the primary level; Primary to secondary: a time of transition; Planning and practice at the secondary level; The out-of-school (field work) approach; Developing and coordinating a school policy for environmental education; Implementing a school policy for environmental education; Assessment and evaluation; Contents; Agenda 21, Earth Summit

Environmental education in Scotland Environmental education in the Welsh school 5 16 curriculum; Preparing an environmental education policy: the use of matrices; An environmental audit as a stimulus to the construction and implementation of a school policy for environmental education; The National Curriculum for New Zealand; Teacher training exercise; A school review of environmental education; Environmental education in the United States; Environmental education information system in Kent; References; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Formal education is beginning to reflect an increase in environmental concern. Drawing on case studies, the authors explain how this subject can best be implemented at classroom level.