John F. Disinger

Environmental Education Research News.

It appears that Harvey’s mediating definition and structural model have in fact subsumed the substance of earlier definitions and models; it also appears that no definitions or models proposed since the completion of his work in 1976 are at variance. The same might also be said about Lucas’ in, about, and for analysis, and to Johnson’s definitional study. But these works do clearly lie ‘mostly unattended by professionals’ (Hungerfordet al., 1983).

K-12 Education and the Environment: Perspectives, Expectations, and Practice

Abstract If American schools are to serve the general welfare of a democratic society, they must effectively promote education for responsible citizenship. This article summarizes and evaluates dissimilar perspectives about what this means and how it should be approached in the context of practical approaches to education about or for the environment.

A Method for Assessing Effects of an Introductory Environmental History Course on Student Worldviews.

Abstract A method for assessing effects of an undergraduate environmental history course on student environmental worldviews is described; its foundation is triangulation of method. A grounded survey instrument developed specifically for the study was used to supply quantitative and qualitative data, which were supplemented by data from open-ended interviews. The method, which can be adapted for use in other courses, was effective in identifying the degree and direction of changes, both subtle and dramatic, in student worldviews. Assessment of affective outcomes of environment-related courses is necessary, and the combination of methods described here for such assessment is more effective than any one of the methods alone.

The Potential Role of Virtual Reality in Environmental Education

Abstract The acceptability and possible role of virtual reality (VR) in the field of environmental education were investigated. A survey instrument was developed and administered to environmental education practitioners and VR developers. The principal findings were that (a) the sample population of environmental educators indicated an acceptance of VR as a teaching tool and (b) VR applications that allow students to have experiences not available in the physical world were perceived as beneficial to environmental education.

Current Trends in Environmental Education

(1986). Current Trends in Environmental Education. The Journal of Environmental Education: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 1-3.

Into The 1990's: Environmental Education in the USA.

Activities in environmental education in the United States during the 1980s are summarized, in terms of audiences involved – formal (school), college/university, and non-formal. Discussion focusses on specific programs and materials, in summary fashion. Trends are noted, and speculative projections into the 1990s are offered.

Environmental education research news Environmental education research notes (USA)

Summary note These selections were chosen as representative and reflective of the varieties of environmental education research currently reported in the literature. No selection bias was intended, other than for the purpose of providing a representative variety. In most cases, abstracts printed in Current Index to Journals in Education, Resources in Education , or Dissertation Abstracts International were used in preparing these notes. The papers cited above were selected from three sources: Current Index to Journals in Education , the ERIC systems monthly compilation of citations of literature reported in educational and education-related journals; Resources in Education , ERICs monthly compilation of abstracts of non-journal educational literature; and Dissertation Abstracts International , a monthly compilation of abstracts of doctoral dissertations reported by universities in the United States and Canada and published by University Microfilms International (UMI). Papers from journals are referenced in the normal manner, with notation of reprint availability from UMI as appropriate. Papers cited in Resources in Education are referenced by ED numbers, and may be located in ERIC microfiche collections or ordered from ERIC Document Reproduction Service. Papers cited in Dissertation Abstracts International are referenced by volume, number, and page; copies may be secured from UMI in most cases.