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Cloete, Elsie – Children's Literature in Education, 2009
Jenny Robson's "Savannah 2216 AD", a dark, futuristic novel for young adults, provides a strong critique on much of the world's predilection for saving Africa's animals at the expense of those human communities who are perceived to be in the way of the preservation of the continent's remaining wild spaces. Using Robson's novel as…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Novels, Animals
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Conner, Ross F. – American Journal of Evaluation, 1998
The main points made by C. H. Weiss are reviewed, focusing on several ideas that have lead to the preliminary conceptualization of a theory of evaluation use. The social ecological theory of evaluation use developed is presented that sets forth conditions that result in increased evaluation use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Theories
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Lapsley, Daniel K. – Human Development, 1993
Reviews Frans J. Van der Linden's "Adolescent Lifeworld: Theoretical and Empirical Orientations in Socialization Processes of Dutch Youth: A Selection of Social Ecological Studies." (BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Book Reviews, Cross Cultural Studies, Ecological Factors
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH. Information Reference Center for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. – 1988
The Environmental Quality Instructional Resources Center in Columbus, Ohio, acquires, reviews, indexes, and announces both print (books, modules, units, etc.) and non-print (films, slides, video tapes, etc.) materials related to water quality and water resources education and instruction. In addition some materials related to pesticides, hazardous…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Science, Ecological Factors, Environmental Education