EE Certification - Applicant Resources

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BIBLIOGRAPHY of SUGGESTED READINGS

Compiled by: Brenda Weiser, Ed.D.

Below are key articles that have been correlated to Standard 2 of the Guidelines for excellence - The initial preparation of environmental educators.

Archie, M., & McCrea, E. (1998). Environmental education in the United States: Definition and direction. In M. Archie (Ed.), Environmental education in the United States – past, present, and future (pp. 1-8). Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.

Braus, J., & Disinger, J. F. (1998). Educational roots of environmental education in the United States and their relationship to its current status. In M. Archie (Ed.), Environmental education in the United States – past, present, and future (pp. 9-19). Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.

Brundtland, G.H. Our Common Future: The World Commission on Environment and Development. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Champeau, R., Peri, P., Morin, J., Wake, C., Lane, J., Quale, A., Rosso-Cunningham, C., Sivek, D., & Yockers, D. (1997). Environmental education in Wisconsin: Are we walking the talk? Stevens Point, WI: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education.

Chimblo, T. M., Hokanson, S., & Weiser, B. G. (1998). Environmental education at a glance. League City, TX: National Association of Conservation Districts.

Disinger, J. F. Environmental education’s definitional problem. ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education Information Bulletin #2. Columbus: ERIC/SMEAC, 1983.

Disinger, J. F. (1998). Tensions in Environmental Education: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. In H. R. Hungerford, W. J. Bluhm, T. L. Volk, & J. M. Ramsey (Eds.), Essential readings in environmental education (pp. 33-36). Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing L.L.C.

Disinger, J. F., & Monroe, M. C. (1994). Defining environmental education. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, National Consortium for Environmental Education and Training.

Disinger, J. F., & Roth, C. E. (1992). Environmental literacy (Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education). Columbus, OH: ERIC/CMSEE. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 351 201)

Hines, J., Hungerford, H., & Tomera, A. (1986). Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behavior: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Environmental Education, 18(2), 1-8.
Holtz, R. E. (1996). Environmental education: A state survey. The Journal of Environmental Education, 27(4), 9-11.

Hungerford, H. R., Peyton, B. R., & Wilke, R. J. (1980). Goals for curriculum development in environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 11(3), 42-47.

Hungerford, H. R., Peyton, B. R., & Wilke, R. J. (1983). Yes, EE does have definition and structure. The Journal of Environmental Education, 14(3), 1-2.

Hungerford, H. R., & Volk, T. L. (1990). Changing learner behavior through environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 21(3), 8-21.

Kirk, M., Wilke, R., & Ruskey, A. (1997). A survey of the status of state-level environmental education in the United States. The Journal of Environmental Education, 29(1), 9-16.

Klein, E. S., & Merritt, E. (1994). Environmental education as a model for constructivist learning. The Journal of Environmental Education, 25(3), 14-21.

Knapp, D. (1998, March/April). The Thessaloniki Declaration - The beginning of the end for environmental education? Environmental Communicator, 28, 12-14.

Lieberman, G. A., & Hoody, L. L. (1998). Closing the achievement gap: Using the environment as an integrating context for learning. Poway, CA: Science Wizards.

National Environmental Education Advisory Council. (1996). Report Assessing Environmental Education in the United States and Implementation of the National EE Act of 1990. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Roth, C. E. (1992). Environmental literacy: Its roots, evolution, and directions in the 1990's. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 348 235)

Schoenfield, C. (1969). What's new about environmental education? The Journal of Environmental Education, 1(1), 1-4.

Simmons, D. (1995). Papers on the development of environmental education standards (rev. ed.). Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.

Simmons, D., Archie, M., Bedell, T., Braus, J., Holmes, G., Paden, M., Raze, R., Smith, A., Spence, T., Walker, G., & Weiser, B. (1996). Environmental education materials: Guidelines for excellence. Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.

Simmons, D., Archie, M., Bedell, T., Braus, J., Holmes, G., Paden, M., Raze, R., Smith, A., Spence, T., Walker, G., & Weiser, B. (1998). Guidelines for excellence - The initial preparation of environmental educators. Washington, D.C. North American Association for Environmental Education.

Simmons, D., Archie, M., Bedell, T., Braus, J., Holmes, G., Paden, M., Raze, R., Smith, A., Spence, T., Walker, G., & Weiser, B. (1999). Excellence in environmental education – Guidelines for learning (K-12). Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.

Stapp, W. B. et al. (1998). The concept of environmental education. In H. R. Hungerford, W. J. Bluhm, T. L. Volk, & J. M. Ramsey (Eds.), Essential readings in environmental education (pp. 33-36). Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing L.L.C.

Steidle, W. E. (1971). The environmental education act. Science and Children, 8, 21-22.
Tanner, T. (1980). Significant life experiences. The Journal of Environmental Education, 11(4), 20-24.

Swan, M. (1975). Forerunners of environmental education. In N. McGinnis, & D. Albrecht (Eds.), What makes education environmental? (pp. 18-20). Louisville, KY: Data-Courier.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme. (1976). The Belgrade Charter. Connect: UNESCO-UNEP Environmental Education Newsletter, 1(1), 1-2.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme. (1978). Framework for environmental education. Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education. Paris, France: UNESCO ED/MD/49, 23-29.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. (1978). The Tbilisi Declaration: Final Report Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education Organized by UNESCO in cooperation with UNEP. Tbilisi, USSR, October14 - 26 1977. Connect 3(1).

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. (1995). Report of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. (1992). Educating for a Sustainable Future: A Transdisciplinary Vision for Concerted Action. Report from the International Conference on Environment and Society: Education and Public Awareness for Sustainability, Thessalonkiki, Greece, December 8 - 12, 1997.

UNCED. (1992). Agenda 21: Programme of Action for Sustainable Development: Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. A/Conf. 151/26 (Vol. III). New York: United Nations.

Volk, T. L., & McBeth, B. (1998). Environmental literacy in the United States: What should be… what is… getting from here to there. Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.
Zimmerman, L. K. (1996). Knowledge, affect, and the environment: 15 years of research (1979 - 1993). The Journal of Environmental Education, 27(3), 41-44.

Books:
Carson, R. L. (1962). Silent spring. New York: Fawcett World Library.
Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac.

Readings Related to Teaching Strategies:
Appleton, K. (1993). Using theory to guide practice: Teaching science from a constructivist perspective. School Science and Mathematics, 93(5), 269-274.

Martin R., Sexton, C., Wagner, K., & Gerlovich, J. (1998). Science for all children: Methods for constructing understanding. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Post, T. R., Ellis, A. K., Humphreys, A. H., & Buggey, L. J. (1997). Interdisciplinary approaches to curriculum: Themes for teaching (Rev. ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Robertson, A. (1994). Toward constructivist research in environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 25(2), 21-31.

Tobin, K., & Tippins, D. (1993). Constructivism as a referent for teaching and learning. In K. Tobin (Ed.), The practice of constructivism in science education (pp. 3-210). Washington, DC: American Academy for the Advancement of Science.

Wheatley, G. H. (1991). Constructivist perspectives on science and mathematics learning. Science Education, 75(1), 9-21.

Yager, R. E. (1991). The constructivist learning model: Towards real reform in science education. The Science Teacher, September 1991, 52-57.