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The Teaching and Learning of Environmental Education in N.S.W. Primary Schools: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

Kim Walker
Kim Walker*
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Studies, University of Technology, New South Wales
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The aim of the doctoral study outlined in this paper is to contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning of environmental education. The significance of environmental education as a strategy to address environmental problems has been documented widely in Australia and overseas. This study shows that as a strategy to solve such problems its success so far has been questionable.

The study assumes that there is a problem in the teaching and learning of environmental education and that the policy document, Environmental Education Curriculum Statement K-12 (New South Wales Department of Education, 1989) has not been adequately implemented.

Type
Research Article
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Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 11 , 1995 , pp. 121 - 129
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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