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Respondents were asked to identify any other environmental education

opportunities apart from those already identified within the survey offered

through their elementary education program. Two-fifths (41%) said that

they do have other (voluntary) opportunities. The majority of these

opportunities are likely elective andnot required for completion of their

teacher preparation programs (Table 1).

           Table 1

           Other Courses Noted in Question 1.2

           _________________________________________________

Science Methods	6
Teaching Science	3
Science Education	1
Science and Math	1
Human Ecology	1

 

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The majority of elementary education program in Pennsylvania teach

some environmental education methods. Half (50%) of the surveyed

institution stated that they provide all six of the EE pedagogical methods

(Figure 2).

Fig.2. Number of Environmental Education Methodology Courses
Taught by Institutions from Mastrilli, Johnson, and McDonald,
Inclusion of Environmental Education in Pennsylvania Teacher
Preparation Curricula: A Survey of Elementary Pre-Service Teacher
Programs. <http://www.pcee.org>.