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Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC. – 1970
Created in 1970 to apply the capabilities of public broadcasting to the challenge of environmental education, the Public Broadcasting Environment Center (PBEC) has completed its first planning phase. Goals and objectives have been determined; strategies for action have been envisoned; radio and television programs have been planned; manpower…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cost Estimates, Ecology, Education Service Centers
Maloney, Joseph F. – 1969
Our main difficulty in bridging the generation gap and establishing and maintaining effective communication with youth is our failure to recognize that the accelerated pace of change has resulted in young people being members of a culture substantially different from our own. The effective means for the total control of the environment is now…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Child Rearing, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences
Nummenmaa, Tapio – 1971
The purpose of the study was to describe Finnish children's conceptions of aspects of the adult world and the development of the structure of children's thinking. Ninety boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 10 were interviewed individually. Each child was asked a minimum of 15 questions in each of the following subject areas: 1) war and peace;…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Comparative Education, Educational Research
White House Conference on Children, Washington, DC. – 1971
Most of this document consists of the individual reports approved by the 25 Forums at the 1970 White House Conference on Children. Also included are the conference preamble that set the tone of the conference proceedings; the letter of transmittal submitted to the President by the national conference chairman, Stephen Hess; and an appendix…
Descriptors: Bias, Child Care, Child Development, Civil Liberties
Roderick, Jessie A. – 1977
In this chapter, a path to learning about individuals interacting with settings is proposed. Settings may be places where individuals work, live, care, become committed, or engage in any type of living. The path consists of observational and reflective techniques that may be fruitfully used by educators or any persons interested in enhancing the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 2001
These Connecticut Curriculum Trace Maps are designed to help curriculum developers and teachers translate Connecticut's K-12 history and social studies performance standards into objectives and classroom practice. The Trace Maps provide detailed descriptions of what students should know and be able to do at smaller grade level clusters, K-2, 3-4,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Economics
Ney, Catherine R. – 1996
Natural Resources for Grade 3 is a "hands-on" environmental activities unit designed for teachers to use with their students. Activities are chosen from natural resource programs such as Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, Aquatic Wild, and Project WET. The activities address natural resource themes and meet the Virginia Standards of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Ecology, Environment, Environmental Education
Webb, Farren – 1995
This curriculum guide is based on the notion that consumers can no longer afford to buy goods without thinking of the consequences. The unit presents students with criteria for making wise consumer choices. Twenty-six lessons offer data for examination and encourage students to calculate the consequences of various courses of action. Lessons look…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Economic Factors
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Miles, John C. – Journal of Experiential Education, 1982
Environmental education is the study of human interaction with the environment and is linked with experiential education. Lists goals of environmental education, why experiential methods should be used, how to introduce these methods and some existing programs using experiential methods. (LC)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Conservation Education, Educational Objectives, Environment
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Elkin, Bruce – Journal of Experiential Education, 1982
Urges an adventure filled, experientially based systems approach to environmental education. Says cannot afford linear, piecemeal approaches to either the processes of life or the processes of living, that the challenge is to see the whole system and to learn to act in ways that maintain that wholeness. (Author)
Descriptors: Activism, Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Competence
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Brooks, Harvey – Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1982
Discusses science/society interface and difficulties involved in developing realistic science indicators. Topics include: intrinsic vs. extrinsic indicators; four problems society faces as a result of technological activities (toxic chemicals, radioactive wastes, auto safety, cancer); research and development (R&D) priorities; international…
Descriptors: College Science, Environment, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Popescu, Diane – Geoscope, 1978
Describes a simulation game in which the objective is to highlight the social, political, economic, and environmental factors related to the building of a natural gas pipeline. Groups of players represent private enterprise, government, local people, environmentalists, and news media. For journal availability, see SO 507 287. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Classroom Games, Ecological Factors, Environment, Ethnic Groups
Costo, Rupert – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
Traces the development of federal-Indian relations as a prelude to current Indian environmental issues. Illustrates the exploitation of reservation economies by energy corporations and the federal government, especially in the area of water rights. Notes problems within tribal governments as they attempt to coexist with the 20th century. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Energy, Energy Conservation
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Gross, Ronald; Brightman, Samuel C. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
Themes of this interpretive report of the 27th National Adult Education Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, October 25-29, 1978, were employment, ethics, education, environment, and energy. Focus throughout was on people--adult learners and adult educators--and the role of adult education in the years ahead. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Annual Reports
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Maxymuk, John; And Others – Journal of Government Information, 1996
Reviews new government publications from the United States and various countries. Includes reviews of publications released in electronic format as well as addresses for Internet access where possible. Covers the topics of business and sciences, government and politics, and health science and services. Source and ordering information are also…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Business, Earth Science, Economics
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