Environmental Learning Insights from research into the student experience /

• Main Authors: Rickinson, Mark (Author), Lundholm, Cecilia (Author), Hopwood, Nick (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Teaching.; Environment.; Sustainable development.; Education, general.; Learning & Instruction.; Curriculum Studies.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Environment, general.; Sustainable Development.

Environmental education and education for sustainable development have become features of many countries’ formal education systems. To date, however, there have been few attempts to explore what such learning looks and feels like from the perspective of the learners. Based on in-depth empirical stud...

Table of Contents:

• What Is Environmental Learning?
• Researching Environmental Learning
• Lenses for Understanding Environmental Learning
• Dealing with Emotions and Values
• Questioning Relevance
• Negotiating Viewpoints Among Students and Teachers
• Enhancing Environmental Learning
• Erratum.