ABSTRACT
The purpose of this Part is twofold: firstly to provide an overview of the development of the cross-curricular theme of environmental educationits aims, definition and content; and secondly to focus on the implementation of the subject in the formal education service today-its objectives, place in the curriculum, student entitlement, and key issues which arise from these. In short, it will be concerned with national and international policy developments in environmental education and what these mean in practice for teaching and learning in schools. Key issues arising will be outlined, and will be carried forward for illumination and discussion in subsequent pages.
