Longitudinal Study of the Impacts of a Climate Change Curriculum on Undergraduate Student Learning: Initial Results

Longitudinal Study of the Impacts of a Climate Change Curriculum on Undergraduate Student Learning: Initial Results

The present study assesses the efficacy of a semester-long undergraduate sustainability curriculum designed from a systems approach. The three-course curriculum, which incorporated environmental science and ethics courses along with an integrative course using a community-based learning pedagogy, wa...

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Main Authors:	Kristin C. Burkholder, Jessica Devereaux, Caroline Grady, Molly Solitro, Susan M. Mooney
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	climate change learning community interdisciplinary systems-based design environmental ethics environmental science community based learning longitudinal research case studies
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/913

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