Lovelock, James Gaia: A New Look at Life on
Earth.
This is a second printing of Lovelocks first work on Gaia and is very
informative. Chapters 3, 4, 5, 7,
and 8 are particularly helpful.
Lovelock, James
Ages of
____The book is
mostly very readable and is essential for understanding one of the key and
powertul concepts in contemporary ecology and environmental studies.
Myers,
____To
understand why the Gaia concept is so powerful and to realize its fullest
implications, there is no book that I know that so clearly and concisely fills
in the picture. You may find yourself profoundly changed by reading it.
Myers, Norman, Ed. An Atlas of Planet Management
____If you want
a broad overview of the key environment issues troubling our planet and you want
detailed summaries of data and solutions that are currently being attempted or
seriously proposed, there is surely no better book currently on the market. From
this unit’s point of view it is invaluable as well because it takes a Gaian
point of view.
Dewey, John Democracy and
Education NY, Macmillan 1916
____One of the
most influential books in education ever to have been written in the
Wargo, John Our Children’s
Toxic Legacy
____The value of this book is that it gives an exampie of the complexity of issues when we try to see them holistically and try to translate them to workable solutions. It provides many practical ideas with no starry eyed simplicity as to their workability in the real world of politics and competing values. In my judgment it argues for the importance of taking the Gaia Hypothesis as the point of view for making social policy.
Jacqueline G., and Martin G. Brooks The Case For Constructivist Classrooms Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Alexandria, VA. 1999.
“In a constructivist classroom, the teacher and then structures opportunities for students to refine or revise these understandings by posing contradictions, presenting new information, asking questions, encouraging research, and/or engaging students in inquiries designed to challenge current concepts.”
Clifford E. Knapp Just Beyond the Classroom Appalachia Educational searches for students’ understandings of Laboratory, Inc. 1996.
This is a great resource for science teachers in planning curriculum that goes beyond the classroom and into the real world where students live.
Norman Myers, ed.
Gaia: an Atlas of Planet Management N.Y. Doubleday 1993
____For a
comprehensive overview, simply written, this makes an excellent resource
textbook.