02079nam a2200289 a 4500 vtls000069502 MTX 20251111152526.0 180612s2012 001 0 eng d 0520265386 9780520265387 9780520265394 9780520948723 201806121143 staff 1 STAFF MATRIX 201606281143 maprang 201306272319 VLOAD 201211201402 staff eng GE70 333.7071 Ebook Charles Saylan and Daniel T. Blumstein 100686 The failure of environmental education (and how we can fix it)/ [electronic resource] Charles Saylan and Daniel T. Blumstein University of California Press, 2011 At a time when wild places everywhere are vanishing before our eyes, Charles Saylan and Daniel T. Blumstein offer this passionate indictment of environmental educationXalong with a new vision for the future. Writing for general readers and educators alike, Saylan and Blumstein boldly argue that education today has failed to reach its potential in fighting climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. In this forward-looking book, they assess the current political climate, including the No Child Left Behind Act, a disaster for environmental education, and discuss how education can stimulate actionXincluding decreasing consumption and demand, developing sustainable food and energy sources, and addressing poverty. Their multidisciplinary perspective encompasses such approaches as school gardens, using school buildings as teaching tools, and the greening of schoolyards. Arguing for a paradigm shift in the way we view education as a whole, The Failure of Environmental Education demonstrates how our education system can create new levels of awareness and work toward a sustainable future. Environmental education 46156 Public opinion 20977 http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/UCPB0000483.html 10 66205 66205