International Perspectives on Environmental Education: Issues and Actions. Proceedings of the 1st International and 13th Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 5-9, 1984).

Overview & Synopsis

The proceedings of the first International Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAEE), which was also the 13th annual conference of the National Association of Environmental Education as the NAEE was formerly known, provides as complete a record as possible of the conference activities. Papers and reports are listed alphabetically by presenters in 10 general sections. Keynote speeches are given full length while abstracts of 1500 words or less are given for the remaining papers. Sections included are: (1) major addresses (representing perspectives from Canada, the United Nations, the United States, and Australia); (2) Banff Declaration (affirming a commitment to a new governmental ethic); (3) sections workshop report (focusing on ecological sustainable development); (4) international issues and actions (reviewing programs and conditions in Swaziland, Brazil, Barbados, Norway, India, Egypt, New Zealand, and Thailand); (5) governmental roles (including a symposium on Canada/U.S. relations and panels on information systems and a national center for environmental education); (6) issues (covering such topics as acid rain, nuclear arms, toxic substances, and population); (7) nonformal education (considering parks, centers, churches, and environmental history); (8) tertiary education (examining training programs); (9) curriculum (describing outdoor progress, community issues, technology, energy, and computers); and (10) research (reporting on attitudes, behaviors, cognitive models, evaluation, and curriculum materials). (ML)