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College and University Business, 1971
Systematic study disclosed unexpected sources and statistics of pollution problems unsuspected by this state university. (IR)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, College Administration, Control Groups, Controlled Environment
Ayres, Robert U. – ASCD Yearbook, 1970
Technological change has altered conflict mechanisms, population patterns, personal freedom, decision making, religious organization, and mass communications. (JH)
Descriptors: Conflict, Decision Making, Ecological Factors, Mass Media
McHarg, Ian L. – AIA Journal, 1970
Employing the device of a fantasy, a landscape architect demonstrates that the world is an interdependent, interacting biosphere. (Author)
Descriptors: Architecture, Biochemistry, Creativity, Ecological Factors
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Esser, Aristide Henri – Social Education, 1971
Social pollution provides the matrix for the pollution of the physical environment. This stems from man's present inability to function synergistically. To find new freedoms in purposeful evolution, we will have to start cleansing our Mind. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cultural Influences, Ecological Factors, Physical Environment
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Smith, Anthony Wayne – Social Education, 1971
A. W. Smith gave testimony in answer to questions posed by Representative Henry S. Reuss, Chairman of the House Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee. Hearings were held in February 1970 to elicit views on programs necessary to attain a healthy environment. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Ecological Factors, Federal Programs, Government Role
Gratz, Pauline – Educ Leadership, 1969
Based on a paper given at the annual conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, March 17, 1969, in Chicago.
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Ecological Factors, Environmental Education, Physical Environment
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Peacock, Derek – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1981
Describes the use of a two-level simulation in a college-level biology course. Students simulated the research process (including grant applications, theory formation, experiments, and symposium presentation) using an ecology simulation for their data base. (AM)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Higher Education, Marine Biology, Research Design
Conlon, John – New England Social Studies Bulletin, 1980
Illustrates activities which social studies teachers can use to integrate environmental concepts into existing curricula. Activities include: The Web of Life, designed to develop student understanding of energy, producers, consumers, decomposers, and raw materials; and Population and Resources, based on identifying effects of resource depletion on…
Descriptors: Definitions, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Educational Objectives
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Bybee, Rodger W. – Science Education, 1979
Examines the purpose and functions of policies of science education. New aims and goals for an ecological society, derived by using the fundamental units of ecological study: organisms, environment, populations, community, and the encompassing concept of ecosystem, are discussed. (HM)
Descriptors: Community, Community Resources, Discipline Policy, Ecological Factors
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Van Raalte, Charlene – American Biology Teacher, 1977
Summarizes information about salt marshes, including descriptions of their development and structure, details of their values in terms of commercial fishing, stabilization of coastal zones, "reclamation" for grazing and cropfields, recreation and aesthetics. (CS)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Barnett, David W.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1997
Reviews alternative ways to establish goals for early intervention for children with disabilities, based on ecological theory. The ecological foundations of early intervention are discussed and an overview of sampling tactics and dimensions is presented. Recommendations are made for using planned activities for intervention design. (CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Ecological Factors
Christopher, Gaylaird – Educational Facility Planner, 2002
Asserts that the greatest benefit to the design of green sustainable schools is the opportunity to provide meaningful, ecological learning experiences for children. Offers examples of learning opportunities within the environment and a list of related resources. (EV)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Educational Facilities Design, Environmental Education
Keep, Gary D. – Educational Facility Planner, 2002
Discusses Walker Elementary School In McKinney, Texas as an example of a high performance, or green, school. The school blends the physical environment with the student learning process while protecting the site. (EV)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Educational Facilities Design, Environmental Education
Schoff, Lorenz V. – Educational Facility Planner, 2002
Discusses the features of high performance design for schools, including what it is, why it should be used, its benefits, example schools, and available resources. (EV)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Educational Facilities Design, Environmental Education
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Costanza, Robert; Cornwell, Laura – Environment, 1992
Suggests a new approach to environmental protection that requires users of environmental resources to post a bond adequate to cover uncertain future environmental damages. Summarized as the "precautionary polluter pays principle," or the 4P approach, it shifts the burden of proof and the cost of uncertainty from the public to the…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Economic Impact, Economics, Environmental Education
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