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Abstract
A statewide assessment of the status of environmental science (ES) in Texas school districts was conducted in 1985. Respondents were 126 science curriculum supervisors and 278 teachers (grades seven through twelve) representing 339 (38 percent) of those independent school districts (ISDs) (N = 893) having at least one science-certified teacher. The assessment results characterized ES in terms of grade level, subject matter, and implementor; degree to which ES facilities external to the classroom are used and factors preventing their use; ES teaching materials used and needed; levels of emphasis placed on selected teaching strategies; those content areas emphasized in ES; and ES implementation difficulties and needed assistance.