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1. Title:  A Comprehensive Approach to an Environmental Education
               Program in Brazil.
(In Rotch)
Database: ERIC
Query: li: MYG and (kw: brazil and kw: environmental and kw: education)
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Accession No:  EJ480094
Author(s):     Padua, Suzana ; Jacobson, Susan K.
Source:        Journal of Environmental Education v24 n4 p29-36 Sum 1993
Standard No:   ISSN:          0095-8964
Clearinghouse: SE552203
Language:      English
Abstract:      Evaluated the Morro do Diabo State Park environmental
               education program using the Planning-Process-Product evaluation model.
               Formative evaluation provided educators with continuous feedback to
               improve activities. A study of 144 students from grades 5-8 who visited
               the park to develop environmental awareness demonstrated that the
               program was effective. (Contains 29 references.) (MDH)
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:    (Major):       Conservation (Environment)
Environmental Education
Models
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
(Minor):       Academic Achievement
Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
Formative Evaluation
Knowledge Level
Outreach Programs
Student Attitudes
Summative Evaluation
Identifier:    Brazil; Environmental Awareness; Environmental Education
               Programs; Environmental Education Research; State Parks
Document Type: Journal Article (CIJE)
Record Type:   055 Guides--Nonclassroom; 143 Reports--Research; 080
               Journal Articles
Announcement:  CIJJUL1994
Database:      ERIC
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               this publication. Libraries that Own Item: 140
Accession No:  EJ586714
Author(s):     De Carvalho, Cristina A. R. ; Filho, Walter Leal ; Hale,
               William H. G.
Title:         An Analysis of the Problems of Developing Environmental
               Education in Brazilian Federal Protected Areas.

Source:        Environmentalist v18 n4 p223-29 Win 1998
Standard No:   ISSN:          0251-1088
Clearinghouse: SE561557
Language:      English
Abstract:      Describes the problems encountered in developing
               environmental education in federally protected areas in Brazil.
               Suggests that the development of environmental education in those
               protected areas has several limitations including financial resources,
               lack of training, material resources, and lack of policy on
               environmental education. (Author/CCM)
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:    (Major):       Conservation (Environment)
Environmental Education
Government Role
(Minor):       Curriculum Development
Economic Climate
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Regional Characteristics
Identifier:    Brazil
Document Type: Journal Article (CIJE)
Record Type:   080 Journal Articles; 142 Reports--Evaluative
Announcement:  CIJDEC1999
Database:      ERIC
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                 this publication. Libraries that Own Item: 299
Author(s):       Filho, Walter Leal
Title:           Using the press for environmental education in Brazil.
Source:          Nature and resources. 28, no. 2, (1992): 38-46
Additional Info: UNESCO.
Issue Id:        Environmental awareness building
Alt Journal:     Key Title:       Nature and resources
Standard No:     ISSN:            0028-0844 CODEN:           NAREB5
OCLC No:         1759492
Article Type:    Article
Database:        ArticleFirst
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Title:    Conservation Awareness through an Environmental
                 Education Programme in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil
 (In Rotch)
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                 this publication. Libraries that Own Item: 320
Author(s):       Padua, S. M.
Source:          Environmental conservation. 21, no. 2, (1994): 145
Additional Info: Elsevier Sequoia.
Alt Journal:     Key Title:       Environmental conservation
Standard No:     ISSN:            0376-8929 CODEN:           EVCNA4
OCLC No:         2239976
BL Shelfmark:    3791.415000
Database:        ArticleFirst
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5. Database: ERIC
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Accession No:  EJ541434
Author(s):     Kurtz dos Santos, Arion de Castro ; And Others
Title:         Students Modelling Environmental Issues.
Source:        Journal of Computer Assisted Learning v13 n1 p35-47 Mar
               1997
Standard No:   ISSN:          0266-4909
Clearinghouse: IR534626
Language:      English
Abstract:      Describes a Brazilian project that aimed to improve the
               standard of science education in primary public schools through
               computer assisted learning. A neural network to analyze models is
               presented that was used with students 11 to 18 years old for topics on
               local environmental problems. (Author/LRW)
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:    (Major):       Computer Assisted Instruction
Educational Improvement
Science Education
(Minor):       Developing Nations
Elementary Secondary Education
Environmental Education
Foreign Countries
Local Issues
Models
Public Schools
Identifier:    Brazil; Environmental Problems; Neural Networks
Document Type: Journal Article (CIJE)
Record Type:   143 Reports--Research; 080 Journal Articles
Announcement:  CIJAUG1997
Database:      ERIC
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               Item: 8
Accession No:  EJ484152
Author(s):     Sato, Michele
Title:         Environmental Education Activities in Brazil.
Source:        Environmental Education v46 p24-25 Sum 1994
Standard No:   ISSN:          0309-8451
Clearinghouse: SE552546
Language:      English
Abstract:      Describes environmental education activities in the
               Cuiaba region of Brazil's Amazon and Platina Basins. Activities include
               the environmental education specialization course at the Federal
               University of Mato Grosso, teacher training in rural schools, and the
               introduction of environmental themes into school curriculum. (MDH)
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:    (Major):       Course Descriptions
Environmental Education
Inservice Teacher Education
Rural Areas
(Minor):       Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Identifier:    Amazon Basin; Brazil; Environmental Education
               Curriculum; Environmental Education Programs
Document Type: Journal Article (CIJE)
Record Type:   141 Reports--Descriptive; 080 Journal Articles
Announcement:  CIJSEP1994
Database:      ERIC
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