...help solve these problems, motivated to work toward their solution (Stapp 1969)."

Environmental Education

The research is wide and varied. Teaching the "subject" in schools is not without controversy. Is it science? Is it social studies? To some, it is simply biology and ecology. To others, it includes the social and political issues surrounding environmental issues. Others insist that environmental education should lead to advocacy in environmental protection. Nearly everyone agrees that environmental education is multi-disciplinary.

After a great deal of expert deliberation, Federal and state laws are now in place for formal education (schools). The curriculum standards for every state now include some environmental education. Generally, standards require that students learn basic ecology and understand issues such as pollution, endangered species, conservation, and land use.

Environmental education research covers these questions:

1. What do we teach? What is good content, and what subjects, from natural science to social studies to ethics, are relevant?

2. How...

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