Ecology in Education

About this book

Ecological and environmental education in schools and institutes of further and higher education has gained increasing importance in recent years, both as an area of study in its own right, and as a component of other disciplines. There is now a requirement in many countries to include the environment in both formal and informal curricula. Ecology in Education presents a long overdue account of the status, progress and underlying concepts of ecological education. It explores areas of recent development and debate in ecological and environmental education, describes the evolution and development of environmental education in different countries and examines the importance and provision for fieldwork. Case studies illustrate how ecological studies are undertaken in several culturally different settings. Ecology in Education will interest teachers and research workers in ecology, environmental science and education.

Contents

Foreword Frank B. Golley
Preface Monica Hale

1. The role of ecology in education in schools in Britain Monica Hale and Jackie Hardie
3. Environmental education in the primary school science curriculum in Uganda Christopher Acar
4. The place of ecology in adult education Peter A. Thomas
5. New opportunities for ecology education in the United States Alan R. Berkowitz
6. Ecology education and field studies: historical trends and some present-day influences in Britain Stephen Tilling
7. Field studies as a technique for environmental education in developed and developing nations Walter D. S. Leal Filho
8. Learning about ecology through contact with vegetation Margarete R. Harvey
9. Learning through landscapes Eileen Adams
10. Ecology and environmental education in the urban environment Monica Hale
11. Ecological concepts as a basis to environmental education in Indonesia Mohamad Soerjani
12. The present status of environmental education in Japan Masahito Yoshida
13. Ecological studies between schools in Europe and Scandinavia: the benefits to the curriculum of working across national boundaries David Shirley
14. Creating a climate for conservation in West Africa Ken Smith

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