Environmental Education Program Design for Student and Adult Audiences

Proceedings of the 1995 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 11 and 12, 1995, Athens, Georgia.Environmental Education Programs have historically provided a series of activities unrelated to each other or to existing curricula, with minimal emphasis on an ecosystem approach. Any significant improvement in environmental education will require fundamental restructuring of our existing education paradigms. Long term success of water education programs will require a longitudinal design where relevant information is reinforced, spiraling throughout curricula in grades K to 12. Additionally, adult education is a critical issue. Audience accessibility, coupled with associated costs, make this a challenging task. Education of the general public is critical to the success of efforts to improve water quality. Individuals are responsible for their contributions to water degradation, as well as solutions to water supply problems. Citizens who view themselves as part of the system of resource utilization are more likely to contribute positively to water management.Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis book was published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors