Global change education: Why teach about global change issues?
Global change issues should be a part of education because, as noted in the Global Change Research Act of 1990 definition, {open_quotes}change in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems){hor_ellipsis} may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life.{close_quotes}And, according to the National Science Foundation`s Dr. Robert Corell, chair of the US government`s Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SCGR), these changes will {open_quotes}affect every man, woman, and child on the Earth.{close_quotes} This article discusses four questions about global change issues which should be addressed in an educational context: Why teach about Global change issues; what should be taught; who the audience should be for global change education programs; and how global change issues should be taught.
- OSTI ID:
- 272781
- Journal Information:
- Human Dimensions Quarterly, Journal Name: Human Dimensions Quarterly Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 1; ISSN XZ492O
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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