Implementing Ecopedagogy as an Experiential Approach to Decolonizing Science Education

Background: The field of environmental education (EE) aims to produce an environmentally literate citizenry that is not only aware of environmental problems but is motivated to work toward their solution. However, much of the U.S. EE curricular focus has been on understanding the biophysical environ...

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