North American Association for Environmental Education

NAAEE

Nonformal environmental education programs : guidelines for excellence.

Washington, D.C.

2009

1884008895

9781884008894

Abstract: This book comprises a set of recommendations for developing and administering high quality nonformal environmental education programs. These recommendations provide a tool that can be used to ensure a firm foundation for new programs or to trigger improvements in existing ones. Nonformal environmental education programs can be extremely diverse in their settings and in their target audiences. Community-based groups, service organization, government agencies, etc., all may be involved in nonformal environmental education. This guide points out six key characteristics of high quality nonformal environmental education programs. These indicators are clusters of attributes which guide the educator in what they might look for to help gauge whether the characteristic is embodied in the nonformal program they are reviewing or developing. - See more at: https://gsn.nylc.org/links/979#sthash.6bnCYj0G.dpuf

Introduction
How to Use These Guidelines
How Were the Guidelines Developed?
A Step-by-Step Guide to the Flow of Program Development
How Do These Guidelines Link to Other Guidelines in This Series?
Why Environmental Education?
The Roots of Environmental Education

Summary of Nonformal Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence

Key Characteristic #1
NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Key Characteristic #2
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDSAND CAPACITIES

Key Characteristic #3
PROGRAM SCOPEAND STRUCTURE

Key Characteristic #4
PROGRAM DELIVERY RESOURCES

Key Characteristic #5
PROGRAM QUALITYAND APPROPRIATENESS

Key Characteristic #6
EVALUATION

Appendices
A: Writing SMART Objectives
B: Using Rubrics
C: Working with Adult Learners
D: What You Need to Know About Children Under Six
E: Logic Models as a Tool for Program Development and Evaluation

Selected References

Glossary of Key Terms

↑ https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED485814.pdf

06.12.2017