Local Publications as an Element of Environmental Awareness in Formal Teaching: A Case Study in Brazil.

Filho, Walter Leal

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ERIC Number: EJ387898

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Local Publications as an Element of Environmental Awareness in Formal Teaching: A Case Study in Brazil.

Filho, Walter Leal

Environmental Education and Information, v7 n4 p187-91 Oct-Dec 1988

Analyzed is the lack of specificity in the approach to environmental issues in Brazilian biology textbooks. The main reasons for this are discussed and results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of a local publication in the development of environmental awareness among a group of students is presented. (CW)

Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Education, Publications, Secondary School Science, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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