Nature’s nature: ideas of nature in curricula for environmental education (First published in Volume 2, Number 2)

In the decades since the first Earth Day in the USA, as programs for environmental education have grown in size and influence, educators have joined longstanding debates over environmental philosophies, policies and practices (Orr, 1991; Bowers, 1992; Kurth-Schai, 1992; Smith, 1992). Conflicts and confusion over environmental ideas run deep, often recapitulating ancient debates over humanity and nature (Worster, 1985; Evernden, 1992; Lloyd, 1992; Harrison, 1992; Gottlieb, 1993; Callicott, 1994; Kevles, 1994).