ERIC Number: EJ1111091
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Program and Institutional Predictors of Environmental Justice Inclusion in U.S. Post-Secondary Environmental and Sustainability Curricula
Carlos Garibay, Juan; Ong, Paul; Vincent, Shirley
Environmental Education Research, v22 n7 p919-942 2016
Environmental justice (EJ) issues and perspectives, which emphasize the disproportionate environmental hazards experienced by low-income communities and communities of color, are often excluded from higher education sustainability discourses and curriculum. Utilizing a national sample of 297 interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) degree programs, this study identifies program-level values and student racial/ethnic demographics, as well as institutional structural characteristics influencing the inclusion of EJ content in IES curriculum. The findings have important implications for IES curriculum and program development, and racial/ethnic and class dynamics in this emerging field.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Environmental Education, Course Content, Justice, Hazardous Materials, Low Income, Minority Groups, Community Characteristics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Development, Sustainability, Institutional Characteristics, Race, Ethnicity, Surveys, Path Analysis, Correlation, Statistical Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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