Environmental Education in K-12 Curricula. ERIC/SMEAC Environmental Information Bulletin No. 2, 1987.

Autor/in	Disinger, John F.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, Columbus, OH.
Titel	Environmental Education in K-12 Curricula. ERIC/SMEAC Environmental Information Bulletin No. 2, 1987.
Quelle	(1987), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Design; Curriculum Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Environmental Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; International Cooperation; National Surveys; Professional Associations; Science and Society; State Departments of Education; Teaching Methods; Theory Practice Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrplangestaltung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Kultusministerium; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
Abstract	During 1987 the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education (ERIC/SMEAC) conducted a survey of the state education agencies, asking respondents to summarize their perceptions as to how schools include environmental topics in their curricula by responding to a questionnaire. Also requested was information concerning extent of inclusion, forms of environmental education commonly employed, and agency policy with respect to inclusion. During October 1987, ERIC/SMEAC personnel organized and presented a symposium, "Environmental Education in School Curricula: (How) Does it Fit?" at the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAEE) in Quebec City. Fourteen invited participants (ten from the United States, three from Canada, one from Australia) presented position statements during a day-long session. This information bulletin provides summaries of both the survey and the symposium. Both the survey and the symposium offer ample evidence that the posed question of how environmental education "fits" into school curricula is more complex than it might appear; a range of possible positions and mechanisms are possible. The evidence above and elsewhere suggests that infusion is the more popular method. There is greater likelihood of finding space for environmental topics in school curricula if they can be associated with existing curricula, rather than creating new separate courses. Excerpts of both the survey respondents' comments and the 14 symposium papers are included in this document. (TW)
Anmerkungen	SMEAC Information Reference Center, The Ohio State University, 1200 Chambers Rd., 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43212 ($1.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC