The emergence of global thinking among American and Russian youth as a contribution to public understanding

The purpose of this study was to examine some elements of American and Russ ian students' emerging global perspectives. As part of the GTP-Georgia/Russ ia exchange project, 150 high school students from Georgia (USA) and 150 hi gh school students from Russia participated in three, year-long programs of collaborative environmental research and cross-cultural exchange. We concl ude that environmental science education must stress not only cognitive but also affective outcomes necessary for the assumption of planetary stewards hip.