Environmental Education in Action - I: Case Studies of Selected Public School and Public Action Programs.

Overview & Synopsis

This publication presents a collection of 26 environmental education case studies recognized as being representative of curriculum materials and/or projects. Contained are action programs that can serve as models for the classroom teacher, principal, curriculum consultant, superintendent, state department official, or teacher educators in the planning and development of programs for local situations. The components, antecedents, and distinctions of environmental education are outlined as a frame for the selected case studies. The selected case studies include: the Maine Environmental Education Project; Watershed Heritage Project; Project SCATE; Project KARE; the Tennessee Valley Authority's Environmental Education Program; Conservation and Environmental Education in Michigan; METRO-APEX; Project Learning Tree; Washington Environmental Yard (Project WEY); The Role of Mass Media in Environmental Education; Project I-C-E; and Extension's Contribution to Environmental Education. (BT)