1st Edition

Environmental Education in the Anthropocene Challenges and Solutions

264 Pages
by CRC Press

Environmental Education in the Anthropocene  explores how education can address the environmental crisis by combining theory, pedagogy, and practice. Organized into four sections, the book progresses from context to action: the foundations of the Anthropocene and its educational implications, the roles of institutions and actors in environmental education, innovative methodologies like... Read more

Section I: Foundations of the Environmental Crisis and Education.  1. The Planet in Crisis: Diagnosis and Urgency.  2. Fundamentals of Environmental Education.  3. Environmental Education as a Strategic Response.  Section II: Actors and Ecosystem of Environmental Education.  4. Formal Educational Institutions.  5. Civil Society Actors.  6. Institutional Framework and Public Policies.  Section III: Methodologies and Pedagogical Strategies.  7. Innovative Methodological Approaches.  8. Curriculum Design and Contextualized Content.  9. Evaluation and Impact of Educational Programs.  Section IV: Implementation and Future of Environmental Education.  10. Effective Implementation Strategies.  11. Success Stories and Global Best Practices.  12. Current Challenges and Future Perspectives. 

Biography

Jorge Luis García Alcaraz is a professor at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. He holds three Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering and related fields. A National Researcher level 3 recognized by the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology, he specializes in lean manufacturing and advanced manufacturing technologies. He has authored and co-authored around 190 indexed publications and over 150 conference papers. A founding member of the Mexican Society of Operation Research and a member of the Mexican Academy of Industrial Engineering, Dr. García is also the author of several published books.

Ingrid Iovana Burgos Espinoza is an Industrial Engineer graduated from the National Technological Institute of Mexico. She holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering and is pursuing a Doctorate at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico in Advanced Engineering Sciences with an emphasis on Sustainability. Her research focuses on the impact of the attitudes and behavioral intentions of engineering students and active engineers and has shared her findings in international conferences. She has authored and co-authored several articles on environmental education and attitudes.