The Challenge: Building Environmental Literacy in K-12 Students Environmental science in the United States is at a critical point: in the face of numerous environmental challenges, the public consistently ranks environmental issues among their lowest priorities,1 scientific literacy is on the decline,2 and politics (rather than science) often dictates environmental action.3 To address this predicament, […]
Author Archives: Kathryn Stevenson
Kathryn Stevenson is an Assistant Professor in the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management department at NC State University. Her research focuses on environmental education and children & nature, particularly around empowering children to make a difference in their communities with respect to the environment. She teaches classes on environmental education and interpretation.