Updates to Version 1.0 of the Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education Framework Create Version 1.1

Abstract Since its introduction in 2018, the Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) Framework has advanced ecology education. Yet, ecology educators have had different understandings of aspects of the Framework. Here, we describe the updates to the original Framework that aim to provide more clarity. Specifically, we describe higher‐level changes in how the Framework is presented on the 4DEE website, changes to some of the elements within the dimensions, mostly in the Human–Environment Interactions dimension, and perhaps most substantively, replacing the lists of subelements with more descriptive paragraphs that explain the intent of the elements. We hope that these updates will promote the advancement of ecology education such that students are learning about the full range of knowledge and practices in contemporary ecology.

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Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
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2025-12-23
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https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.70052
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Environmental Education and Sustainability
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Updates to Version 1.0 of the Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education Framework Create Version 1.1

Luanna B. Prevost, Amanda E. Sorensen, Jennifer H. Doherty, Alan R. Berkowitz et al.
Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
Environmental Education and Sustainability
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Updates to Version 1.0 of the Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education Framework Create Version 1.1

Luanna B. Prevost, Amanda E. Sorensen, Jennifer H. Doherty, Alan R. Berkowitz, Vikki Rogers, Natasha N. Woods, Loren B. Byrne, Emily A. Holt, Christopher W. Beck, Justin R. St. Juliana
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Abstract Since its introduction in 2018, the Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) Framework has advanced ecology education. Yet, ecology educators have had different understandings of aspects of the Framework. Here, we describe the updates to the original Framework that aim to provide more clarity. Specifically, we describe higher‐level changes in how the Framework is presented on the 4DEE website, changes to some of the elements within the dimensions, mostly in the Human–Environment Interactions dimension, and perhaps most substantively, replacing the lists of subelements with more descriptive paragraphs that explain the intent of the elements. We hope that these updates will promote the advancement of ecology education such that students are learning about the full range of knowledge and practices in contemporary ecology.

Bulletin of the Ecological Society of AmericaVol. 107(1)
Emory University (US), Moravian University (US), Cornell University (US), University of South Florida (US), Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (US), New York State University College of Human Ecology (US), University of Northern Colorado (US), Roger Williams University (US), Michigan State University (US), Babson College (US)
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Updates to Version 1.0 of the Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education Framework Create Version 1.1 — Luanna B. Prevost, Amanda E. Sorensen, et al. · Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS