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Environmental Education practice in the United States is defined by these characteristics (excerpted from Defining Environmental Education, a unit in the EE Toolbox):
Environmental solutions are not only scientific--they include historical, political, economic and cultural perspectives. This also implies that the environment includes buildings, highways and ocean tankers as well as pine trees and coyotes.
The role for educators in addressing the affective domain is not always easy. Educators should make it clear that differing personal values exist, that these values can color the facts, and that controversy is often motivated by differing value systems. EE includes opportunities to build skills that enhance learners problem-solving abilities, such as:
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