This book demonstrates the positive results that occur when colleges work with communities to develop students with a sense of place. It examines the role of colleges and communities in addressing today's environmental problems, including climate change and biodiversity loss, and shows how service learning changes both minds and behavior.
This book demonstrates the positive results that occur when colleges work with communities to develop students with a sense of place. It examines the role of colleges and communities in addressing today's environmental problems, including climate change and biodiversity loss, and shows how service learning changes both minds and behavior.
Rosemarie Russo is the sustainability coordinator for the City of Fort Collins. She also teaches at the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and Thomas Edison State College. Dr. Russo was previously an environmental chair and dean for over a decade. She has worked as an environmental law consultant on Superfund sites and has taught abroad in Central America.
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Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Chapter One: Environmental Consciousness Chapter 5 Chapter Two: Environmental Education Enhancement Chapter 6 Chapter Three: Unheard Voices: Politics of Science Chapter 7 Chapter Four: Western State College and Rutgers University Case Study Chapter 8 Chapter Five: The Nature of Race Chapter 9 Chapter Six: Gown to Town Connection Chapter 10 Appendices Chapter 11 Author Biography