Annual Review of Environmental Education: 1990-91.

Overview & Synopsis

The purpose of this annual publication is to report, evaluate, encourage, and help guide progress in Environmental Education (EE) in the United Kingdom and to provide information on important initiatives and comparative international developments. Issues and priorities are identified with an emphasis on current EE philosophy rather than practice and methodology. In this issue, articles cover a range of topics including the following: the White Paper on the Environment, issued by the British Government, and Curriculum Guidance 7, Environmental Education, from the National Curriculum Council; global perspectives; review of 1990 achievements of British EE; EE developments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; local authority policies; the National Curriculum; core skills; pre-service and in-service teacher education; youth service; the Bergen conference; dangers of the evangelical approach to EE; teaching about the greenhouse effect; networking in Scotland; case study of the Milton Keyes community EE program; EE information technology; the Environment, Community, Arts Network; primary school teachers and EE; EE in the Netherlands; and education for sustainable development. An "Updates and News" section contains reports on global environmental education, on recent developments regarding the 1988 European Resolution on Environmental Education, and on the Learning through Landscapes Trust. A book review section is included, and a subscription order form is attached. (MCO)