Free-Choice Learning and the Environment

Contributions by Janet Ady, Elaine Andrews, Nicole Ardoin, Roy Ballantyne, Sarah M. Bexell, Judy Braus, Lisa Brochu, Michael Brody, Kerry Bronnenkant, Tim Merriman, Corinne Monroe, Olin E. Myers, Jan Packer, Ginger Potter, Carol D. Saunders, Jerry R. Schubel, Kathryn A. Schubel Edited by John H. Falk, Joe E. Heimlich, Susan Foutz

Publication date:

16 April 2009

Length of book:

224 pages

Publisher

AltaMira Press

Dimensions:

242x162mm
6x10"

ISBN-13: 9780759111226

Most environmental learning takes place outside of the formal education system, but our understanding of how this learning actually occurs is in its infancy. By surfing the internet, watching nature documentaries, and visiting parks, forests, marine sanctuaries, and zoos, people make active choices to learn about various aspects of their environment every day. Free-Choice Learning and the Environment explores the theoretical foundations of free-choice environmental education, the practical implications for applying theory to the education of learners of all ages, and the policy implications for creating new and sustainable environmental education opportunities.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Free-Choice Learning and the Environment
Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Who is th Free-Choice Environmental Education Learner?
Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Fostering Empathy with Wildlife: Factors Affecting Free-Choice Learning for Conservation Concern and Behavior
Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Behavior Change Theories and Free-Choice Environmental Learning
Chapter 6 Chapter 5. From Mission to Practice
Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Tools of Engagement: How Education and Other Social Strategies Can Engage People in Conservation Action
Chapter 8 Chapter 7. How Can Participatory Action Research Inform Free-Choice Learning Pedagogy and Research in Environmental Education Contexts?
Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Environmental Literacy through the Lens of Aquarium Ocean Literacy Efforts
Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Free-Choice Environmental Learning in Practice: Research to inform environmental education practice
Chapter 11 Chapter 10. Future Directions for Research in Free-Choice Environmental Learning
Chapter 12 Chapter 11. The Federal Government and Free-Choice Learning

Free-Choice Learning and the Environment is essential reading for environmental educators. From theory to practice and implementation, and the application of research, it brings to light, in a highly easy-to-read format, the power and necessity of free-choice learning for understanding and addressing the multitude of issues we face in our environment.