RE: Text for college course on environmental education?

I'm teaching a survey course on environmental and ecological education for students in a B.A. program in adventure education, as well as a handful of students from other majors such as teacher ed and environmental studies. 

Can anyone recommend good texts?  

Absolutely. "Earth Education" by Steve van Matre (http://www.eartheducation.org/resource.asp?sku=beea). We used this in my teaching methods class, and it essentially altered my whole outlook on the environment. I give a lot of credit to van Matre's philosophy (as espoused by my professor, of course) as being responsible for my current passion for Earth Care.

Said professor also frequents this board. Maybe he will pop in for an opinion. The book offers a ton of additional resources from the author's organization. There are entire curricula that can be adapted.

The difference between environmental education and Earth education may sound like semantics, but van Matre makes a good case as to why the second title should be our goal.

I'd also look for books by David Sobel like

Beyond Ecophobia-Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education

Rick Curtis

Karen, Orr's Earth in Mind is sitting on my shelf; gift of a friend.  Been thinking about it!  

Rick & Brad - thanks for the suggestions!

Lee

thanks.  looking at a copy right now.  hadn't thought about it until you mentioned it.  might be good to supplement w/ a theory book.

Fun topic! In no particular order, some authors, books and articles that have made me think critically and inspired me around this topic.

I second (or third?) the recommendation for David Orr. I personally consider Leopold timeless and foundational as well. Molly Baker has done some great work integrating environmental, adventure, and place-based pedagogies. Andrew Brookes and his colleagues down under at La Trobe University are always provocative and encourage critical thinking about what we do as outdoor educators, and why we do it. Jame's Raffan's work has been a big influence on my own thinking and presents an intriguing framework one might experiment with in crafting curriculum and pedagogy.

So, a few of my favorites: 

Baker, M. (2005). Landfullness in adventure-based programming: Promoting reconnection to the land. Journal of Experiential Education, 27(3), 267-276.

Brookes, A. (2002). Lost in the Australian bush: Outdoor education as curriculum. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 34(4), 405-425.

Brookes, A. (1994). Reading between the lines-outdoor education as environmental text. The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 65(8), 28-35.

Haluza-Delay, R. (2001). Nothing here to care about: Participant constructions of nature following a 12-day wilderness program. Journal of Environmental Education, 32(4), 43-48.

Leopold, A. (1966). A Sand County almanac with essays on conservation from Round River. New York: Oxford University Press.

Raffan, J. (1993). The experience of place: Exploring the land as teacher. The Journal of Experiential Education, 16(1), 39-45.

Stewart, A. (2003). Encountering landscapes: an exploration of environment specific learning on an extended journey. In Humberstone, B., Brown, H. & Richards, K. (Eds.), Whose journeys? The outdoors and adventure as social and cultural phenomena: critical explorations of relations between individuals, 'others' and the environment. (p. 311-328). Penrith, UK: The Institute for Outdoor Learning.

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Derek, thanks that’s a great list. I’ve posted the list in a new Wiki section at http://www.outdoored.com/Community/wikis/outdoored/reading-list-of-sustainability.aspx

 

If you have other titles to suggest, add it to the Wiki.

 

Rick

 

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Excellent!  I've got a few of these readings, but not all, so thanks Derek.  

I'll be compiling a reader which these will go into.  Some of Orr's stuff's definitely going into it (from Earth in Mind and Ecological Literacy) as well as some stuff from Orion Magazine.

In addition, I'll be requiring these three texts:

Beyond Ecophobia 
Conservation Education & Outreach (only one I hadn't heard of until recently; looks great)
Sharing Nature with Children 

Lee Frazer

Fort Lewis College

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Excellent!  I've got a few of these readings, but not all, so thanks Derek.  

I'll be compiling a reader which these will go into.  Some of Orr's stuff's definitely going into it (from Earth in Mind and Ecological Literacy) as well as some stuff from Orion Magazine.

In addition, I'll be requiring these three texts:

Beyond Ecophobia 
Conservation Education & Outreach (only one I hadn't heard of until recently; looks great)
Sharing Nature with Children 

Lee Frazer

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