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Title: Environmental literacy and the college curriculum

Journal Article · · EPA
OSTI ID:201138
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  1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI (United States). Coll. of Natural Resources

As the Associate Dean of the College of Natural Resources at The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the author shares responsibility for the largest undergraduate natural resources program in the country. The 1,750 majors in the college can choose among 30 different academic programs and nearly 200 environmentally related courses. These students are receiving intensive environmental literacy instruction. However, they are a minority. While many institutions offer environmentally related minors or majors, they do not require even basic instruction in environmental literacy. Thus, the vast majority of students are not enrolled in programs focused on the environment; most never even enroll in a general environmental studies course. This article focuses on reaching these students with environmental literacy instruction.

OSTI ID:
201138
Journal Information:
EPA, Vol. 21, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Spr 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English