ES PhD: Environmental and Sustainability Education

Understanding children's ecological concepts and theories, investigating the experiences of Bangladeshi environmental youth leaders to mitigate global climate change, and examining the integration of evangelical eco-theological beliefs into place-based education are just a few research areas among many in environmental and sustainability education pursued by our doctoral students and faculty.

The key interests of students and faculty:

Adult education and professional development
Capacity building
Children and nature; children and cities
Conservation psychology
Constructivist and democratic perspectives
Context-appropriate pedagogy
Community-based education
Ecological identity development
Ecological literacy and sustainability studies
Environmental attitudes and behavior (environmental psychology)
Experiential learning: purpose and practice
Environmental communications
Environmental Youth Leadership
Learning Theory
Participatory-action research
Participatory environmental education
Program evaluation
Science and sustainability education
Sustainable community development
Urban environmental education

ES PhD: Environmental and Sustainability Education

The key interests of students and faculty:

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