Recently added articles from Australian Journal of Environmental Education:
A discussion paper: the development of professional teacher standards in environmental education.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; Cutter-Mackenzie, Amy ... A Move to Teacher Standards in Australia According to Teaching Australia (2007, p. 1), the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, the development of national professional teacher standards is necessary for three distinct purposes: * provide ...
"EE in cyberspace, why not?" Teaching, learning and researching tertiary pre-service and in-service teacher environmental education online.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; Whitehouse, Hilary ... Introduction The Tbilisi Declaration proposed for environmental education to be embedded within pre-service teacher education (Fien, 1995) but until recently this has generally been a low priority for teacher education faculties (Tilbury, Coleman & Garlick, 2005). Fortunately, ...
A student teacher's personal pathway to education for sustainability.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; Kennelly, Julie ... Introduction The literature on education for sustainability (EfS) is replete with descriptions of its invisibility in schools; explanations for this; and proposals to help bring about a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable future (Fien, 1993; Grace & Sharp, 2000; ...
From wilderness to the educational heart: a Tasmanian story of place.(Case study)
Jan 01, 2008; Green, Monica ... Introduction As the children embark on their self-initiated passage through the wetland, their little bodies are hidden beyond the swaying motions of grass. With adventurous squeals of delight they make their way through the tussocks. Eventually, the young boy in front discovers ...
Community environmental education as a model for effective environmental programmes.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; Blair, Morag ... The goals and objectives of environmental education, outlined at Tbilisi, are still evident today in numerous international and national policy documents (UNESCOUNEP, 1978; ICUN, UNEP, WWF, 1991; UNCED, 1992; MfE, 1994; UNESCO, 1997; MfE, 1998; United Nations Department of Economic and ...
Turn your key--reducing truck idling.(reducing emissions through change in driver behavior)(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; MacRae, Gareth ... Introduction By 2020, the total kilometres travelled by Australian vehicles is forecast to rise by 53 billion kilometres (BTRE, 2005), enough to drive to the moon and back 70,000 times. Australian policy makers must be innovative in order to combat the impact this increase will ...
Issues in renewable energy education.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; Thomas, Chacko ... Introduction The consumption of energy plays a pivotal role in the economic development of the industrialised world. Approximately 80% of the world's total primary energy consumption is accounted for by fossil fuels and this poses a significant challenge for the future as oil ...
Place-Based Education in the Global Age: Local Diversity.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; Miles, Rebecca ... Place-Based Education in the Global Age: Local Diversity. Edited by David Gruenewald & Gregory Smith. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2008, xxiii + 377 pp. ISBN: 0-8058-5864-4 The significance of the "places" we live in and care for is often overlooked in the urgency of ...
Looking South--Australia's Antarctic Agenda.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; Taylor, Neil ... Looking South--Australia's Antarctic Agenda. Edited by Lorne K. Kriwoken, Julia Jabour and Alan D Hemmings. Annandale, New South Wales: The Federation Press, November 2007, 227 pp. ISBN: 978 186287 6576 Looking South--Australia's Antarctic Agenda represents an extremely ...
Fresh Water: New Perspectives on Water in Australia.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; Cheeseman, Corinne ... Fresh Water: New Perspectives on Water in Australia. Edited by Emily Potter, Alison Mackinnon, Stephen McKenzie and Jennifer McKay. Melbourne University Publishing, August 2007, 285 pp. ISBN: 978-0-522-85424-4 Fresh Water provides an eclectic mix of essays about water in ...
Climate Law in Australia.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; Sydes, Brendan ... Climate Law in Australia. Edited by Tim Bonyhady and Peter Christoff. Annandale, New South Wales: The Federation Press, December 2007, 315 pp. ISBN: 978 186287 6736 A casual review of current media reporting and public debate might give the misleading impression that the legal ...
"Seduced by a title--an environmental scientist reviews an ecology text": The Ecological World View.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; Fisher, Frank ... "Seduced by a title--an environmental scientist reviews an ecology text": The Ecological World View. Charles Krebs. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO, January 2008, 592 pp. ISBN: 978 064309 3805 Thirty years ago my colleague Sam Lake, one of Australia's foremost ecologists, ...
