University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School January 2012 Nature's Classroom: An Ethnographic Case Study of Environmental Education Dorothea Jody Owens University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Nature’s Classroom: An Ethnographic Case Study of Environmental Education by Dorothea Jody Owens A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Co-Major Professor: Karla L. Davis-Salazar, Ph.D. Co-Major Professor: Roberta D. Baer, Ph.D. Jennifer Friedman, Ph.D. Laurel D. Graham, Ph.D. David A. Himmelgreen, Ph.D. Date of Approval: April 10, 2012 Keywords: Applied Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Ethnography, Environmentalism, Cultural Values Copyright © 2012, Dorothea Jody Owens DEDICATION I dedicate this dissertation to my daughter Jaime Owens Franco, for her love, humor, encouragement, and priceless editorial and technical assistance. She gives me hope for the future of our planet. She also gives me an occasional swift kick when I need one.