Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
Publication Date
2026
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.
Volume
107
Issue
1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.70052Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Recommended Citation
Beck, C. W., L. B. Byrne, J. Doherty, A. E. Sorensen, E. Holt, L. B. Prevost, J. R. St. Juliana, N. N. Woods, A. R. Berkowitz and V. Rogers 2026. Updates to Version 1.0 of the Four-Dimensional Ecology Education Framework Create Version 1.1. Bull Ecol Soc Am, 107 (1):e70052. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.70052
Comments
Published in: The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, volumn 107, issue 1, 2026.