Integrating Environmental Education Curriculum Into Adventure Education Programs

presented at the Association for Experiential Education–Asia Pacific Regional Conference
June 14, 2023 

 

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From the workshop Integrating Environmental Education Curriculum Into Adventure Education Programs:

Part I

Slide Presentation 1

Part II

Slide Presentation 2
Self-Assessment (Word doc)
Additional Information on Environmental Education
Additional Information on Education

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Resources for environmental education:

North American Association for Environmental Education
https://naaee.org/
Well-regarded source of high-quality environmental education resources, with regional affiliates

Global Environmental Education Partnership
https://thegeep.org/
A global network of environmental education organizations

Journal of Environmental Education
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/vjee20/current
Leading academic journal on environmental education research

Hungerford, Harold R & Center for Instruction, Staff Development and Evaluation. Essential Readings in Environmental Education. (3rd Ed.) Stipes Publishing, 2005.
https://www.worldcat.org/title/essential-readings-in-environmental-education/oclc/61231626
Complication of important articles on environmental education

eePRO
https://naaee.org/eepro
Environmental education resources from NAAEE

Guidelines for Excellence in Environmental Education
https://naaee.org/our-work/programs/guidelines-excellence
Environmental education standards

Belgrade Charter
Seminal definition of environmental education
https://eepro.naaee.org/sites/default/files/eepro/resource/files/belgrade_charter.pdf

​Tbilisi Declaration
https://eepro.naaee.org/sites/default/files/tblisi_declaration.pdf
Seminal document describing environmental education objectives

Our Common Future (Brundtland Report)
https://www.are.admin.ch/are/en/home/media/publications/sustainable-development/brundtland-report.html
Provides environmental sustainability definition

Harold R. Hungerford & Trudi L. Volk (1990) Changing Learner Behavior Through Environmental Education, The Journal of Environmental Education, 21:3, 8-21, DOI: 10.1080/00958964.1990.10753743
http://www.elkhornsloughctp.org/uploads/files/1374624954Changing%20learner%20behavior%20-%20H%20and%20V.pdf
Influential article on research findings regarding effective environmental education programs