National procedures for implementing environmental education: three comparative case studies

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Meeting paper presenting case study data on environmental education in the USA, the UK and Zambia - provides a comparative analysis of this type of education, including relevant curriculum development, educational legislation and educational financing, mentions special teaching methods for environmental education, with specific reference to the consideration of the conservation of nature and the natural environment, describes the educational administration and its educational institutions in the UK related to the teaching of environmental studies, also examines the part played by government policy, non-formal education, informal education and voluntary societies, includes a brief reference to the special need of developing countries in this field