College and university environmental programs as a policy problem (Part 2): Strategies for improvement

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 716-726

  Clark, Susan G ^a   Rutherford, Murray B ^b   Auer, Matthew R ^c   Cherney, David N ^d   Wallace, Richard L ^e   Mattson, David J ^f   Clark, Douglas A ^g   Foote, Lee ^h   Krogman, Naomi ^h   Wilshusen, Peter ⁱ   Steelman, Toddi ^j  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Environmental education; Environmental sciences; Environmental studies; Human dignity; Interdisciplinary education; Leadership; Problem solving skills; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; STUDENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; LEADERSHIP; PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUSTAINABILITY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ARTICLE; CRITICAL THINKING; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; LEADERSHIP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84984537329     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9635-2     Document Type: Article

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