Selected Environmental Education Programs in North American Higher Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This monograph presents information about environmental programs in 13 institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada. The programs presented range in size from modest to total institution-wide commitments. They vary from doctoral programs to associate degrees. The programs were selected as representative of successful environmental education approaches. Each of the 13 papers presented in the monograph follows a similar format. Beginning with a statement of purpose, or definition, each paper then focuses on the types of environmental programs, courses, and degrees offered at the institution. The institutions included in this monograph are: University of Michigan; University of California, Irvine; Charles County Community College, La Plata, Maryland; Florida State University; University of Waterloo, Canada; Michigan State University; Miami-Dade Community College; Western Washington State College; Indiana University; The University of Vermont; Columbia University; The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay; and The University of California, Berkeley. (TK)