Environmental Program Review
New in July 2010 - Analysis Service for Interdisciplinary Environmental Programs
Webinar: How to Think about New and Transitioning Environmental Programs (May 21, 2009)
Are you considering revising your environmental program, or thinking about creating a new one? One of the most popular breakout sessions at CEDD meetings is the one that we hold on new programs. This webinar was led by Alan Elzerman and Stephanie Pfirman, who offered guidance from their experience in both creating and reviewing programs.
Publications
Vincent, Shirley. June 2010. Interdisciplinary Environmental Education on the Nation's Campuses: Elements of Field Identity and Curriculum Design, a research study conducted by the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors of the National Council for Science and the Environment.
Vincent, Shirley and Will Focht. 2010. In Search of Common Ground: Exploring Identity and the Possibility of Core Competencies for Interdisciplinary Environmental Programs. Environmental Practice 12(1):1-11.
Vincent, Shirley and Will Focht. July 2009. Perspectives on Environmental Program Curricula and Core Competencies: A Report of the Curriculum Committee of the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors.
Vincent, Shirley and Will Focht. 2009. US Higher Education Environmental Program Managers’ Perspectives on Curriculum Design and Core Competencies: Implications for Sustainability as a Guiding Framework. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 10(2):164-183.
Vincent, Shirley. 2010. Trends in Environmental Studies and Science Programs. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Newsletter 2(3):4-6. (http://documents.clubexpress.com/documents.ashx?key=CEZEvpw6Kl3Kys7MieTaqTpwzJb16udwQhScKodlS3xOyaqbyF7SX5tw4vDp2Eo%2b)
Hansmann, Ralf. 2009. Linking the Components of a University Program to the Qualification Profile of Graduates: The Case of a Sustainability-Oriented Environmental Science Curriculum. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 46 (5). Pp. 537-569.
Stephanie Pfirman, Sharon J. Hall and Tom Tietenberg. 2005. Environmental Programs: Liberal Arts Colleges and Interdisciplinary Education. Environmental Science & Technology. 39 (10). Pp 221A–224A.
As Colleges Add Green Majors and Minors, Classes Fill Up, USA Today, 12/28/2009 (http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2009-12-27-green-colleges_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip)
Sustainability Comes of Age, New York Times, 12/29/2009 (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/03urbansustain.html)
External Program Reviewers Database
The following is a searchable database of individuals who are willing to be external reviewers for environmental programs. The database can be searched by background and experience of potential reviewers as well as the type of program they are willing to review. To learn more about the program contact: david@ncseonline.org
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The National Council for Science and the Environment and its Council of Environmental Deans and Directors take no responsibility for arranging the reviews nor for the quality of any review that is conducted by individuals listed in this database.
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