ERIC Number: ED440820
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Publication Date: 1999-Apr
Pages: 182
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Geography and Environmental Education: International Perspectives. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the IGU Commission on Geographical Education (London, England, April 11-13, 1999).
International Geographical Union.
This document contains the proceedings from the London conference on geography and environmental education sponsored by the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Geographical Education. Papers include: (1) "The Ecocitizen: A Challenge to Environmental and Geographical Education" (Haubrich, Hartwig); (2) "Learning To Teach about Environmental Issues in Geography" (Corney, Graham); (3) "Through Whose Eyes? Confronting the Environmental Dilemma in Geographical Education" (Van-Harmelen, Ursula); (4) "How Does the Geography Teacher Contribute to Pupils' Environmental Education?" (Reid, Alan); (5) "Fieldwork and the Development of Thinking Skills in Geography and Environmental Education" (Foskett, Nick); (6) "Interdisciplinary Urban River Studies: The Chicago River" (Giles, John H.; Parson, Chris); (7) "The Local Landscape and Fieldworks in Teaching Geography in Finnish Schools" (Lahti, Leena); (8) "'Caves and Waves'--What Do Adventurous Experiences During Field Trips Mean to Pupils?" (Lai, Kwok Chan); (9) "It Is the Question: To Do Good Research and To Do Research Well" (Van der Schee, Joop); (10) "Finnish-NW Russian Environmental Education in St. Petersburg: The Starting Phase of an Action Research Project" (Lappalainen, Annikki; Godenhjelm, Mette; Houtsonen, Lea; Malmberg, Heli; Smirnova, Lioudmila); (11) "Adapting the Geographic and Environmental Education Model to Engineering and Technical Education" (Sacks, Arthur B.; Amery, Hussein A.); (12) "Geography's Current and Future Role in Environmental Education: A New Zealand Perspective" (Logie, June); (13) "Environmental Education--Perspectives from Colombia" (Aristizabal, Ana Maria Duque); (14) "Expo '98 Influence on Environmental Education in Portuguese Schools" (Ferreira, Manuela; Miranda, Branca); (15) "Social Justice and Environmental Concerns: The Case of South Africa" (Ramutsindela, Maano); (16) "Fitting Environmental Education (EE) into the Greek Educational System: The Organisation and Development of an In-Service Training Programme for Secondary Teachers" (Panagiotou, Apostolis); (17) "Making Issues-Based Enquiry a Reality in South African Secondary School Geography through Cooperative Fieldwork" (Wilmot, Di); (18) "Student Environmental Activism in the Contexts of Age and Gender" (Isaac, M.; Williams, Michael); (19) "Museum Evaluation and the 'Ecolia' Project" (Iguchi, Jack); (20) "Environmental Literacy and Decision Making: A Challenge for Low Illiterate Societies?" (Daudi, Sabiha); (21) "The Role of Women's Social Representations in an Urban Environmental Education Programme in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil" (Storey, Christine); (22) "The Making of a Multimedia Resource" (Waumsley, Lorraine); (23) "Attitudes of Portuguese Secondary School Pupils in Relation to Hazardous Waste Disposal and Treatment" (Alexandre, Fernando; Ferreira, Manuela); (24) "Public Understanding of Air Quality Information in Thailand" (Dillon, Justin; Watson, Rod; Suwannotachote, Rapeepun); (25) "The Case for Values Awareness in Environmental Higher Education" (Merritt, J. Quentin; Jones, Peter C.; Palmer, Clare); (26) "Environmental Education in Russian Universities" (Romanova, Emma; Kasimov, N.S.); (27) "Common Themes across a Varied Geography: A First Look at Theory and Practices of Biodiversity Education in Canada" (Kelsey, Elin); (28) "Ecological Education in Russia as a Geographical Problem" (Lyubarsky, Alexander); and (29) "A Rising Tide: Promoting Care and Understanding of Our Oceans through Geographical Science, Research and Environmental Education" (Heeps, Carolyn). (CCM)
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: International Geographical Union.
Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Russia; South Africa
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