Community Environmental Education as a Model for Effective Environmental Programmes

Autor/in	Blair, Morag
Titel	Community Environmental Education as a Model for Effective Environmental Programmes
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 24 (2008), S.45-53 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Citizen Participation; Adult Education; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Outcomes of Education; Benchmarking; Educational Practices; Community Education; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungspraxis; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; Neuseeland
Abstract	The benefits of community environmental education outlined in environmental education literature are supported by the findings and implications of a research study undertaken in New Zealand. Evidence from a two-case case study suggests that environmental programmes guided by the key principles and practices of community environmental education, that is, public participation, environmental adult education and environmental communication, can produce effective environmental outcomes. Indeed, these cases indicate that the principles and practices of public participation provide a catalyst for genuine collaborative efforts between different organisations and local communities. Results also indicated that environmental adult education strategies can empower community members to critically evaluate local environmental issues, which in turn resulted in a commitment to improving the local environment. I thus argue in this paper that the principles and practices of community environmental education can provide benchmarks for cross-sectoral collaboration and assist communities in reaching environmental solutions. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for Environmental Education Inc. PO Box 560, Bellingen, NSW 2454 Australia. Tel: +61-2-6655-1865; Fax: +61-2-6655-1596; e-mail: admin@aaee.org.au; Website: http://www.aaee.org.au/publications/ajee.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10