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Environmental Training Policy and Practice for Sustainable Development / Raul Gagliardi and Torkel Alfthan.

By: Gagliardi, RaulContributor(s): Alfthan, Torkel [author.] | International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland)Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994. Description: 143 p. 24 cmISBN: 9789221092988; 9221092984Subject(s): Educational Opportunities | Educational Policy | Environment | Environmental Education | Foreign Countries | Higher Education | Policy | Sustainable Development | Teaching Methods | Training Methods | Training Objectives | Environmental Literacy | Environmental AwarenessDDC classification: 363.7 Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Increasing awareness of environmental issues and the implementation of environmental programs have spurred the need for education and training for sustainable development in many countries. Analytical concepts and practical tools necessary for formulating environmental training policies are discussed. Also, major education and training issues raised in "Agenda 21," the Plan of Action adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development are addressed. Policy for three major types of environmental training are discussed including environmental literacy training for the general public, job-related environmental literacy training, and environmental training for people engaged in environmental protection jobs. Five parts cover the topics of: (1) environmental policies and training; (2) environmental training policy; (3) the salient characteristics of environmental training; (4) environmental training: institutional strategies and methods; and (5) training for major actors in the environmental area. A bibliography contains 54 references, and an annex contains a report on a meeting held to examine the draft final report "Environmental Training: Policy and Practice." (LZ)
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363.7 GAE 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available anannya 88421

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Increasing awareness of environmental issues and the implementation of environmental programs have spurred the need for education and training for sustainable development in many countries. Analytical concepts and practical tools necessary for formulating environmental training policies are discussed. Also, major education and training issues raised in "Agenda 21," the Plan of Action adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development are addressed. Policy for three major types of environmental training are discussed including environmental literacy training for the general public, job-related environmental literacy training, and environmental training for people engaged in environmental protection jobs. Five parts cover the topics of: (1) environmental policies and training; (2) environmental training policy; (3) the salient characteristics of environmental training; (4) environmental training: institutional strategies and methods; and (5) training for major actors in the environmental area. A bibliography contains 54 references, and an annex contains a report on a meeting held to examine the draft final report "Environmental Training: Policy and Practice." (LZ)

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