Teacher Education for the Environment: European Perspectives

Download or read book Teacher Education for the Environment: European Perspectives written by W.L. Filho and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-05-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a data-based reference text on the relationships between environmental education and teacher training from a European perspective. It offers a variety of opinion as well as descriptions of specific initiatives undertaken to strengthen the relationship between environmental education and teacher training in The Netherlands, Scotland, Portugal, Finland, and Germany. Each chapter provides background information on the national perspective of the meaning of environment and of the objectives of teaching programs and policies. The contributing authors provide clear examples of approaches and methods that may be replicable elsewhere by teacher educators, coordinators, curriculum developers, and scientists interested in environmental education in secondary school, colleges, and universities.