Abstracts from the Proceedings of the 33rd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences

In early November 2014, over 300 delegates met in Hobart, Tasmania for the 18th Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) Biennial Conference. Titled ‘Sustainability: Smart Strategies for the 21st Century’, this conference sought to bring together innovative thinking, practice and research in the field of environmental and sustainability education. This special conference issue of the Australian Journal of Environmental Education captures a snapshot of some of that thinking. While it is by no means a comprehensive account of the many conversation threads that permeated the conference, we hope that readers will find the articles in this special issue a stimulus to your thinking and practice.

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Environmental and Sustainability Education Research, Past and Future: Three Perspectives From Late, Mid, and Early Career Researchers

Australian Journal of Environmental Education ◽

10.1017/aee.2015.49 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Robert (Bob) Stevenson ◽

Jo-Anne Ferreira ◽

Sherridan Emery

Keyword(s):

Education Research ◽

Environmental Education ◽

Academic Career ◽

Sustainability Education ◽

Early Career ◽

Career Stages ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Biennial Conference ◽

Australian Association ◽

The Future

AbstractThe first research symposium, organised in conjunction with the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) biennial conference, began with a dialogue between scholars at three different academic career stages. As we all entered the field at different periods in its development, the first part of our presentation and this article provide our perspectives on the context, approaches and issues that characterised the field at the time we became involved in environmental education (EE) and EE research. The second part of this article presents the lessons we have learnt from EE research, and where we see the field headed in the future.

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Case Study: Calculating the Ecological Footprint of the 2004 Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) Biennial Conference

Australian Journal of Environmental Education ◽

10.1017/s0814062600001397 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 71-84

Author(s):

Andrew Rickard

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Ecological Footprint ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Biennial Conference ◽

Australian Association ◽

The Social ◽

Future Events ◽

Event Tourism ◽

Economic Perspectives

AbstractEvent tourism is accompanied by social, economic and environmental benefits and costs. The assessment of this form of tourism has however largely focused on the social and economic perspectives, while environmental assessments have been bound to a destination-based approach. The application of the Ecological Footprint methodology allows for these environmental assessment boundaries to be extended. This case study applies the footprint methodology to the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) Biennial Conference held in Adelaide in 2004. The results of the case study provide important insight into the planning and delivery of future events for the Association and event managers.

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The Australian Association for Adolescent Health National Biennial Conference

Children Australia ◽

10.1017/s1035077200003151 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 47-47

Author(s):

Cathy Italiano

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Health ◽

Biennial Conference ◽

Australian Association

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AJEE Special Issue: 2016 Australian Association for Environmental Education Conference: ‘Tomorrow Making — Our Present to the Future’

Australian Journal of Environmental Education ◽

10.1017/aee.2017.23 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. iii-vi

Author(s):

Peta White ◽

Sally Birdsall

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Special Issue ◽

Biennial Conference ◽

Australian Association ◽

The Future ◽

Environmental Educators ◽

Education Conference ◽

National Organisation

The 19th Biennial Conference for the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) was a wonderful milestone for any national organisation. Our South Australian hosts were very excited to see us all descend on Adelaide in September 2016 to take up their offer of ‘Tomorrow Making’. ‘Our Present to the Future’ was four days filled with considering what we were working on and what we are working towards, both individually and collectively. Youth presentations, collegial collaborations, and sharing of goodwill and thought resulted in a generative conference, just like we have come to expect from environmental educators. Sally and I are pleased to maintain the tradition of guest editing the AJEE Special Issue, showcasing six papers as a representation of the knowledge shared, considered, adapted, and devised at the conference.

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