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Fien, John – 1989
Connotations for the word "environment" have increased to include a wide range of meanings. It has become a political force with candidates of most major parties being very conscious of what is referred to as the "environment vote." In the classroom and society, "environment" is a controversial issue. For example, at…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Case Studies, College Science, Curriculum Development
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Ballantyne, Roy; Connell, Sharon; Fien, John – Environmental Education Research, 1998
Reviews education and social-science literature concerning intergenerational influence and outlines an approach to guide future efforts in research and program development aimed at encouraging students to act as catalysts of environmental communication and learning beyond school boundaries. Contains 115 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
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Fien, John; Maclean, Rupert – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2000
Describes two teacher education projects that invited teacher educators to consider the imperatives of education for sustainability, to critique, trial, and share their work, and to interact with members of the international and national community in order to find ways of addressing the global crisis of education, environment, and sustainability.…
Descriptors: Ecology, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education