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Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
Volume 5 is now available!
Call for Papers for Volume 6, Spring 2001
Climate Change: What are Educators to Do about Important Global Issues?
The Canadian Journal of Environmental Education is including a selection
of articles, amongst other submissions, on the topic of climate change in
each of Volumes 5 & 6. Volume 5 is now available, and Volume 6 is planned
for the spring of 2001.
Posted on our website <www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/programs/cjee.htm> are a
national newspaper article and subsequent comments illustrating
points/counterpoints and also the potential confusion created when people
try to understand these complex issues. Also on this website, look for an
advanced posting of a paper appearing in Volume 5 regarding communication
of these issues.
There are two reasons for exploring climate change now.
First, this is an important and topical issue surrounded by much debate
and global attention. Educators may choose to engage in study of such
issues with their students, or put them aside and risk conveying the
implicit message that they are not important and that students cannot
affect change. What are we to do?
Second, Volume 3 of the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
presented a discussion by a number of authors which explored complexities
involved in the teaching about global issues, including global warming. A
continuation of this discussion is timely and can be informative.
Some questions to explore might include:
… How should educators tackle such complex issues where there is such a
large body of diverse, and sometimes conflicting, scientific evidence?
… How can educators enable students to understand and evaluate media
coverage, with all of the inherent reporting biases, of major issues like
global warming?
… Is the topic "Global Warming" a symptom of a deeper issue? If so, how
can educators get beneath the surface?
… Who should take the lead in developing teaching strategies and
curricula-national and international organizations or practitioners? And,
how can this be fostered?
The Canadian Journal of Environmental Education is a refereed journal
published once a year. It seeks to further the study and practice of
environmental education by providing a thoughtful forum for researchers,
scholars, practitioners, and post-secondary students.
Guidelines for contributors may also be found on our web site at:
www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/programs/cjee.htm; or e-mail us at
[log in to unmask]; or write to:
Bob Jickling, Editor, Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
Yukon College, Arts and Science Division
Box 2799, Whitehorse Yukon, Canada Y1A 5K4
Submissions accepted between September 1 and November 15, 2000
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Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
Bob Jickling, Editor
Yukon College
Box 2799, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4
Tel. 867/668-8778 Fax 768/668-8828
www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/programs.cjee.htm
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