Outdoor learning in formal ecological education: looking to the future

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Date of Publication: September 2014

Year of Publication: 2014

Publication City: Ithaca, NY

Publisher: Ecological Society of America

Author(s): Dave Oderbiling, DC Randle, George Middendorf, Catherine L Cardelús

Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volume: 12:7

Pages: 419-420

“Human dissociation from the ecological limits of the natural world threatens our planet’s ‘life-support’ systems…We argue that adoption of sustainable practices is largely stymied because current K-12 educational practices do not train future leaders to understand natural capital and essential ecosystem services that promote sustainable economies.”

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