
ERIC Number: EJ540221
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Interpreting the Dust Bowl: Teaching Environmental Philosophy through Film.
Gold, John R.; And Others
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v20 n2 p209-21 Jul 1996
Provides a discussion of the structure and procedures of a classroom exercise using scenes from "The Grapes of Wrath," to illustrate different environmental philosophies. After viewing scenes from the film, students prepare presentations examining the Dust Bowl from one of four philosophical positions: environmental causation, cognitive-behavioralism, Marxism, or Gaianism. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Depleted Resources, Economic Impact, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences, Film Study, Films, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Land Use, Marxism, Science and Society, Social Theories, Teaching Methods, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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