Reading List

Bowers, C. A. (1993). Education, cultural myths, and the ecological crisis: Toward deep changes. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press.

Cajete, G. (1994). Look to the mountain: An ecology of indigenous education. Durango, Colorado: Kivakí Press.

Carson, R. (1965). The sense of wonder. New York: Harper & Row.

Egan, K. (2005). An imaginative approach to teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gruenewald, D. (2003a). Foundations of place: A multidisciplinary framework for place-conscious education. American Educational Research Journal, 40(3), 619-654.

Hutchison, D. (1998). Growing up green: Education for ecological renewal. New York: Teachers College Press.

Nabhan, G. P., & Trimble, S. (1994). The geography of childhood: Why children need wild places. Boston: Beacon Press.

O'Sullivan, E., & Taylor, M. M. (2004). Learning toward an ecological consciousness: Selected transformative practices. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Smith, G. (2002). Place-based education: Learning to be where we are. Phi Delta Kappan, 83, 584-594.

Smith, G., & Williams, D. R. (1999). Ecological education in action: On weaving education, culture, and the environment. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Sobel, D. (1999). Beyond ecophobia: Reclaiming the heart in nature education. Nature Study, 49(3-4).  Retrieved October 27, 2006, from http://arts.envirolink.org/arts_and_education/DavidSobel1.html

Sobel, D. (2004). Place-based education: Connecting classrooms and communities. Great Barrington, MA: The Orion Society and The Myrin Institute.

Stone, M. K., & Barlow, Z. (Eds.). (2005). Ecological literacy: Educating our children for a sustainable world. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books.

Thomashow, M. (1995). Ecological identity: Becoming a reflective environmentalist. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

Traina, F., & Darley-Hill, S. (Eds.). (1995). Perspectives in bioregional education. Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.

On-Line:

The Center for EcoLiteracy. (2008a). Ecological principles.  Retrieved February 10, 2008, from http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/cla_eco.html#principles

The Center for EcoLiteracy. (2008b). Education for sustainability:  Competencies.  Retrieved February 10, 2008, from http://www.ecoliteracy.org/education/competencies.html

The Center for EcoLiteracy. (2008d). Homepage.  Retrieved February 10, 2008, from http://www.ecoliteracy.org

The Center for EcoLiteracy. (2008f). Sustainability and schools:  Practices of effective schools.  Retrieved February 10, 2008, from http://www.ecoliteracy.org/education/schools.html

The Edible Schoolyard. (2006d). Homepage. Retrieved February 10, 2008, from http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html