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Integrating Environmental Education Curriculum Into Outdoor Education & Recreation Programs

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Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education

September 7, 2023 

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Scroll down for information about environmental education best practices for outdoor recreation and education programs.

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From the workshop Integrating Environmental Education Curriculum Into Outdoor Education & Recreation Programs:

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Part I

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Slide Presentation 1

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Part II

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Slide Presentation 2

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Self-Assessment (Word doc)

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Additional Information on Environmental Education

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Additional Information on Education

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Resources for environmental education:

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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/programs/guidelines-excellence

Environmental education standards

 

Belgrade Charter

Seminal definition of environmental education

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Tbilisi Declaration

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

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