What are some challenges/barriers to the process of “greening” education?

- Some people who teach ecoliteracy do not do it by choice

- Some people who teach ecoliteracy are not qualified

- Some people focus too much on “taking action”, leaving out curriculum relevant to understanding of how ecology works

- poor access to up-to-date ecological information

- textbooks are out of date

- curriculum and frameworks for ecoliteracy not renewed and revised

- conservative qualities of institutionalized education

Berkowitz, A.R., Ford, M.E. & Brewer, C.A. (2005). A framework for integrating ecological literacy, civics literacy, and ecological citizenship in environmental education. In Johnson, E.A. & Mappin, M. Environmental education and advocacy: changing perspectives of ecology and education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 227- 266.