Ethics in Action: Adopting an Environmental Practice

Engel, John P., Sturgis, Daniel, Green Teacher

When challenged to align their behavior with their environmental ethics, students learn how easy it is to change an old habit or adopt a new one

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS ARE THE ROOT of environmental education and ground the promise that we can restore and maintain a healthy balance between humans and all other life, including Earth's living systems. Yet, while environmental ethics courses often address theories of our duty to the natural world, they are less eloquent on the question of what motivates people to act and why people fail to act. Our students frequently say that they feel overwhelmed by their sense of environmental crisis and that they perceive their own actions as …

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Publication information: Article title: Ethics in Action: Adopting an Environmental Practice. Contributors: Engel, John P. - Author, Sturgis, Daniel - Author. Magazine title: Green Teacher. Issue: 78 Publication date: Spring 2006. Page number: 11+. © Green Teacher Fall 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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