1st Edition

New Ideas in Environmental Education

Edited By Sálvano Briceño, David C. Pitt Copyright 1988
242 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1988, this book was a plea for new approaches to environmental education. In the years prior to publication there had been a reappraisal of education and a growing awareness of the problems of environment and development. However, the movements had rarely met. The objective of this book was to present some of the ideas and the action that was taking place at the time. It... Read more

List of Contributors.  Preface M.A. Partha-Sarathy.  Acknowledgements.  Introduction S. Briceño and D.C. Pitt.  Part 1: Frameworks for Ideas and Action  1. The Ecology of Education M. Braham  2. What Makes Education Environmental? J.C. Smyth  3. The Educational Side of Environmental Education K. Boersma  4. The Response to Environmental Problems V. Sokolov and S. Khromov  5. Open Learning and Team-Working: A Perspective from the Youth Organisations J. Voordouw  6. New Roles for International Action S. Briceño and D.C. PittPart 2: Third World Situations  7. The Emerging Conservation Mystique in the Dominican Republic S. Jakowska  8. The Midnight Classroom in Zimbabwe C. Tobayiwa  9. Environmental Education in Third World Schools – Rhetoric or Realism? G. Vulliamy  10. Essential Concepts for Environmental Education in Mauritius M. Atchia  11. Developing Conservation Awareness Amongst Youth in Indonesia: A Case Study on the Power of Co-operation E. Witoelar  12. Dams, Environment and People: Influencing the Decision-Makers in India D. Variava  13. Environmental Education Through Mass Media in Ecuador Y. Kakabadse  14. Influencing Village Communities in India M.A. Partha-Sarathy.  Index.

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Sa?lvano Bricen?o, David C. Pitt