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Full-Text Articles in Environmental Studies
A Facilitator's Handbook For Service-Learning Projects At The Center For Land-Based Learning, Lila Higgins
A Facilitator's Handbook For Service-Learning Projects At The Center For Land-Based Learning, Lila Higgins
Theses Digitization Project
This project aims to create a facilitator's handbook for use during service-learning projects administered by staff at The Center For Land Based Learning (CLBL). CLBL engages youth in learning experience on the land ensuring that they develop an understanding for the critical interplay of agriculture, nature and community.
Situating The Cetacean: Science And Storytelling In Witi Ihimaera's The Whale Rider, Lee Elton Dionne
Situating The Cetacean: Science And Storytelling In Witi Ihimaera's The Whale Rider, Lee Elton Dionne
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis analyzes two major discourses that intersect and inform one another in Witi Ihimaera's The whale rider: storytelling and modern science.
The San Gorgonio Wilderness: A History Of Human Presence And Implications For Management, Cynthia Jeanne Holman
The San Gorgonio Wilderness: A History Of Human Presence And Implications For Management, Cynthia Jeanne Holman
Theses Digitization Project
The San Gorgonio Wilderness in Southern California is surrounded on three sides by roads, and receives thousands of visitors each year. Its character as a wilderness is threatened by the large populations of people nearby, as well as the humans who venture into its boundaries. This project outlines the history of human presence in the Wilderness, and describes the impact of that presence. There is a discussion of attempts by various organizations to mitigate that impact, and deal with the increasing numbers of visitors. The project concludes with predictions and suggestions for the future of the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
Wildlife All Around Us: A Second Grade Guide To City Wildlife Education, Melanie Anne Pendegraft
Wildlife All Around Us: A Second Grade Guide To City Wildlife Education, Melanie Anne Pendegraft
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis provides opportunities for second grade students to explore, study, and apply critical thinking skills in reference to the local wildlife and current environmental issues.
Natural History Of Hesperoyucca Whipplei, Lizabeth Ann Hope-King
Natural History Of Hesperoyucca Whipplei, Lizabeth Ann Hope-King
Theses Digitization Project
Explores many aspects of the Hesperoyucca whipplei (formerly known as Yucca whipplei), a type of chaparral plant that grows in arid regions of Southern California. Five of the subspecies of H. whipplei are individually described and discussed. Its relationship with its pollinator, Tegeticula maculata, is traced and documented throughout the process of a reproductive season. The project examines the historic uses of H. whipplei by the Native Americans as well as its current uses in the modern world. It includes field study lessons and Hesperoyucca recipes.
Survey Of Advice For Beginning Environmental Education Instructors, Scott Charles Rennie
Survey Of Advice For Beginning Environmental Education Instructors, Scott Charles Rennie
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the research done in this study was to collect techniques, methods and advice from environmental education professionals and create a concise summary of the results. The study showed the importance of using constructivist techniques in environmental education, essential to be successful in teaching in the outdoors.
San Jacinto Center For Environmental Education, Susanna Catherine Hamilton
San Jacinto Center For Environmental Education, Susanna Catherine Hamilton
Theses Digitization Project
The author sets out to find what the characteristics of a functional and successful nature center includes. In doing so, she helps to create the San Jacinto Center for Environmental Education. The desire behind this is to bring more school-age children and university students to the site as well as to manage and expand the public walks on the San Jacinto Wildlife Area.
Educational Interpretive Programs For Ecotourism Destinations, Rachael Anne Hamilton
Educational Interpretive Programs For Ecotourism Destinations, Rachael Anne Hamilton
Theses Digitization Project
Five interpretive programs designed for use by educators, naturalists, or interpreters working at ecotourism destinations. Topics covered include environmentally responsible behavior, on-site recycling programs, renewable energy systems, and plant and animal species conservation.
Discovering The Path To Indian Uses Of Native California Plants: A Family Activity Guide For The Native Plant Garden At The San Bernardino County Museum, Lauren Anne Trish Holman
Discovering The Path To Indian Uses Of Native California Plants: A Family Activity Guide For The Native Plant Garden At The San Bernardino County Museum, Lauren Anne Trish Holman
Theses Digitization Project
The objective of this project is to develop an activity guide for the California native plant trail located adjacent to the San Bernardino County Museum that allows families to discover native California plants while increasing environmental and cultural sensitivity.
Environmental Education: The Equalizer, Jolanda Tracie Karr
Environmental Education: The Equalizer, Jolanda Tracie Karr
Theses Digitization Project
This project explores and justifies using the local environment as an effective educational strategy for teachers of special education students.
Source Evaluation And Selection For Interpretation In Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks, Lacey Elizabeth Moore
Source Evaluation And Selection For Interpretation In Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks, Lacey Elizabeth Moore
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to aid interpreters in evaluation sources (research material) for use in interpretive presentations and programs in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. This was done by illustrating the need for source evaluation and then developing the guidelines for selecting, evaluating, and most effectively using various sources in the development of interpretive programs in the National Parks Services (NPS).
The Underwater Life Off The Coast Of Southern California, Kathie Lyn Purkey
The Underwater Life Off The Coast Of Southern California, Kathie Lyn Purkey
Theses Digitization Project
This project reviews the basic chemical and geographical features of the ocean, biological classification of marine life, background of the ocean's flora and fauna, and the ocean's environment. These facts are presented through an underwater documentary filmed at various sites along Southern California's coast and complemented with lesson plans designed for grades K - 4.
Environmental Education And High School Backpacking, David Russell Ficke
Environmental Education And High School Backpacking, David Russell Ficke
Theses Digitization Project
The call of the wilderness resonates in all of our hearts, with the desire to get in touch with nature and experience wilderness at some level. This project gives the high school teacher the practical resources necessary to share the passion of being in the wilderness with high school students.
Tibetan Buddhism And The Environment: A Case Study Of Environmental Sensitivity Among Tibetan Environmental Professionals In Dharamsala, India, Megan Marie Shearer
Tibetan Buddhism And The Environment: A Case Study Of Environmental Sensitivity Among Tibetan Environmental Professionals In Dharamsala, India, Megan Marie Shearer
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to investigate environmental sensitivity among environmental professionals in a culture that is assumed to hold an ecocentric perspective. Nine Tibetan Buddhist environmental professionals were surveyed in this study. Based on an Environmental Sensitivity Profile Insytrument, an environmental sensitivity profile for a Tibetan Buddhist environmental professional was created from the participants demographic and interview data. The most frequently defined vaqriables were environmental destruction/development, education and role models.
Guide For A Wildlife Education Program Emphasizing Environmental Concepts, Marylou Felch
Guide For A Wildlife Education Program Emphasizing Environmental Concepts, Marylou Felch
Theses Digitization Project
This project is based on a need for creating wildlife education programs that can effectively enable young children to acquire wildlife awareness, wildlife knowledge, and positive attitudes with respect to wildlife and the environment. Additionally, there is a need in the field of environmental education to expand the ideas taught through classroom environmental education to other locations. This project aims to meet these needs by providing a wildlife education program that combines the field of wildlife education with the field of environmental education.
Where's Your Niche?: A Game Of Ecological Relationships, Margaret Elizabeth Deppe
Where's Your Niche?: A Game Of Ecological Relationships, Margaret Elizabeth Deppe
Theses Digitization Project
The advantages of learning through the use of educational games are reviewed. Results show the effectiveness of the use of educational games to convey concepts and information to students.
Where Have All The Species Gone?: An Interdisciplinary Unit On Endangered Species, Rebecca Joan Goldberg
Where Have All The Species Gone?: An Interdisciplinary Unit On Endangered Species, Rebecca Joan Goldberg
Theses Digitization Project
Where Have All the Species Gone? is an interdisciplinary thematic unitdesigned to educate, interest, and inspire students to seek solutions to the problems associated with the causes for endangered species. The lessons cover the areas of mathematics, language arts, American history, science, art and technology. The unit can be taught in its whole over three to four weeks or individual lessons can be infused into existing middle/junior high school curriculum throughout the school year.
An Interpretive Trail In Amazonian Ecuador, Bruce Evan Farnsworth
An Interpretive Trail In Amazonian Ecuador, Bruce Evan Farnsworth
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
An Outdoor Education Curriculum For Primary Grades: Kindergarten Through Third, Rachelle Dorothy Howry, Tracy Lynn Reynolds
An Outdoor Education Curriculum For Primary Grades: Kindergarten Through Third, Rachelle Dorothy Howry, Tracy Lynn Reynolds
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Developing An Exploratory Course In Environmental Issues For Middle School Students, John William Ott
Developing An Exploratory Course In Environmental Issues For Middle School Students, John William Ott
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Designing An Energy Efficient School, Arthur La Cues
Designing An Energy Efficient School, Arthur La Cues
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.