Environmental Education In A Climate Of Reform

Author : Sylvia Christine Almeida
Publisher : Springer
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463002172

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Environmental Education in a Climate of Reform by Sylvia Christine Almeida Pdf

"India is grappling with serious environmental issues that have been largely sparked by its galloping economy. As a measure of its seriousness to reduce the environmental impacts it has spearheaded numerous policy initiatives. One of the major thrusts of the proposed initiatives to curb environmental degradation has been to create an informed and well-educated citizenry. The federal mandates have triggered new curriculum policies and the compulsory teaching of environmental and sustainability education at all levels in all education institutions. This volume examines the policy practice conundrum. It looks at how national and international policy reforms reach practitioners – in this case teacher educators. Furthermore, it unravels how teacher educators understand environmental education, the ways in which they negotiate its demands on their busy schedules, what helps them in determining relevant issues within this and finally how they implement these policies in their everyday practices. It is evident from this book that while there have been some really well meaning development of policies, their impact on teacher educators’ practice, and therefore student teachers’ learning about Environmental Education is limited. The study showed that while these teacher educators had a clear understanding of the environment and saw the need/importance of incorporating Environmental Education in their daily practices they had very little scope to do so. There were numerous factors that constrained implementation. The book provides inputs on global policy practice gaps. It offers valuable insights to a global audience grappling with understanding the ways in which environmental education policies are put into practice in emerging economies like India. The final argument is thesis that while policy reforms are a step in the right direction they need to be backed up with strong implementation systems in order to be successful."“div>

Author : Elizabeth M. Walsh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000517163

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Justice and Equity in Climate Change Education by Elizabeth M. Walsh Pdf

This volume looks at the ways in which climate change education relates to broader ideas of justice, equity, and social transformation, and ultimately calls for a rapid response to the need for climate education reform. Highlighting the role of climate change in exacerbating existing societal injustices, this text explores the ethical and social dimensions of climate change education, including identity, agency, and societal structure, and in doing so problematizes climate change education as an equity concern. Chapters present empirical analysis, underpinned by a theoretical framework, and case studies which provide critical insights for the design of learning environments, curricula, and everyday climate change-related learning in schools. This text will benefit researchers, academics, educators, and policymakers with an interest in science education, social justice studies, and environmental sociology more broadly. Those specifically interested in climate education, curriculum studies, and climate adaption will also benefit from this book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087909635

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Environmental Education in Context by Anonim Pdf

This book presents an international perspective on environmental educational and specifically the influence that context has on this aspect of curriculum. The focus is on environmental education both formal and non formal and the factors that impact upon its effectiveness, particularly in non-Western and non-English-speaking contexts (i.e., outside the UK, USA, Australia, NZ, etc. ).

Author : Fernando M Reimers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030579298

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Education and Climate Change by Fernando M Reimers Pdf

Chapter 1. Climate Change Education and the role of Universities(Fernando M. Reimers).- Chapter 2. Learn to Lead: Developing Curricula that Foster Climate Change Leadership (Margaret Wang and David Rhodes).- Chapter 3. Creating a Culture of Shared Responsibility for Climate Action in Guatemala through Education (Lina Lopez Lalinde and Carrie Maierhofer).- Chapter 4. Building Climate change resilience in Haiti through educational radio programming (Ashley Bazin and Christelle Saintis).- Chapter 5. Adaptation, Migration, Advocacy. A Climate Change Curriculum for Out-of-School Children in Badin, Sindh (Natasha Japanwala).- Chapter 6. How Can Schools of Education Prepare Their Students to Teach Climate Change? from the Implementation of a Climate Curriculum at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (Annie Nam and Sueyoon Lee).

Author : Charles Saylan,Daniel Blumstein
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520948723

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The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) by Charles Saylan,Daniel Blumstein Pdf

At a time when wild places everywhere are vanishing before our eyes, Charles Saylan and Daniel T. Blumstein offer this passionate indictment of environmental education—along with a new vision for the future. Writing for general readers and educators alike, Saylan and Blumstein boldly argue that education today has failed to reach its potential in fighting climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. In this forward-looking book, they assess the current political climate, including the No Child Left Behind Act, a disaster for environmental education, and discuss how education can stimulate action—including decreasing consumption and demand, developing sustainable food and energy sources, and addressing poverty. Their multidisciplinary perspective encompasses such approaches as school gardens, using school buildings as teaching tools, and the greening of schoolyards. Arguing for a paradigm shift in the way we view education as a whole, The Failure of Environmental Education demonstrates how our education system can create new levels of awareness and work toward a sustainable future.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231001017

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Not just hot air by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Bill Bigelow,Tim Swinehart
Publisher : Rethinking Schools
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780942961577

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A People's Curriculum for the Earth by Bill Bigelow,Tim Swinehart Pdf

A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis. The book features some of the best articles from Rethinking Schools magazine alongside classroom-friendly readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution—as well as on people who are working to make things better. A People’s Curriculum for the Earth has the breadth and depth ofRethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World, one of the most popular books we’ve published. At a time when it’s becoming increasingly obvious that life on Earth is at risk, here is a resource that helps students see what’s wrong and imagine solutions. Praise for A People's Curriculum for the Earth "To really confront the climate crisis, we need to think differently, build differently, and teach differently. A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is an educator’s toolkit for our times." — Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate "This volume is a marvelous example of justice in ALL facets of our lives—civil, social, educational, economic, and yes, environmental. Bravo to the Rethinking Schools team for pulling this collection together and making us think more holistically about what we mean when we talk about justice." — Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Bigelow and Swinehart have created a critical resource for today’s young people about humanity’s responsibility for the Earth. This book can engender the shift in perspective so needed at this point on the clock of the universe." — Gregory Smith, Professor of Education, Lewis & Clark College, co-author with David Sobel of Place- and Community-based Education in Schools

Author : Melissa Barnes,Deborah Moore,Sylvia Christine Almeida
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000386844

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Empowering Teachers through Environmental and Sustainability Education by Melissa Barnes,Deborah Moore,Sylvia Christine Almeida Pdf

Empowering Teachers through Environmental and Sustainability Education draws inspiration from an empirical study exploring early career teachers’ attempts at enacting Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) in their everyday teaching practices. It showcases how a confluence of personal, professional and environmental identities supports implementation of ESE. Additionally, this book discusses key concepts and issues surrounding ESE and the ways in which teachers may claim agency and power to create change in their classroom practices. Drawing from theoretical perspectives, such as Bourdieu’s ‘thinking tools’ habitus and capital, theories of identity, and Foucault’s concept of power and knowledge relations, this book explores how teachers negotiate policies, curriculum and institutional norms to further theoretical and practical understanding of ESE. The use of personal narratives offers new insights into teachers’ agency in creating localised yet powerful change through small and meaningful actions. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to explore ways in which meaningful change can be made in educational settings through these small agentive and yet empowering steps. This book reveals that teachers can enact agency and navigate the power structures that exist within educational settings in order to make ESE meaningful within their classrooms.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087904654

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Green Frontiers by Anonim Pdf

This book showcases the work and thinking of environmental educators who are concerned about the residual mechanism within their field, the guiding symbol of the web of life in all its dynamism notwithstanding.

Author : Helen Kopnina
Publisher : Nova Science Pub Incorporated
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 162808247X

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Anthropology of Environmental Education by Helen Kopnina Pdf

This book aims to substantiate the growing body of research of socio-cultural contexts in which environmental education, formal or informal, take place. Innovation in environmental education that takes local contexts into account is necessary, in terms of both recognising global and historical forces that lead to environmental degradation and social and technological changes that could potentially provide solutions to environmental problems. Today, we face some of the greatest environmental challenges in global history, including climate change, deforestation, desertification and the rapid extinction of species of plants and animals. As with many social concerns and issues, the education system is widely seen as the appropriate vehicle for wide scale social reform. Environmental education is becoming increasingly important due to a number of changes in society.

Author : Keith A. Wheeler,Anne Perraca Bijur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461542773

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Education for a Sustainable Future by Keith A. Wheeler,Anne Perraca Bijur Pdf

This book illustrates how sustainability, information technologies, and envisioning the future can be effectively woven into an integrated educational experience. By understanding what it takes to build a sustainable community, students will develop the skills needed to engage successfully in a sustainable society. Using the real world as their classroom, they will participate in gathering and analyzing data, clarifying values, listening, speaking, thinking creatively, and making decisions about their community.

Author : Joce Nuttall,Alex Kostogriz,Mellita Jones,Jenny Martin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811041334

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Teacher Education Policy and Practice by Joce Nuttall,Alex Kostogriz,Mellita Jones,Jenny Martin Pdf

This volume addresses both 'evidence of impact' and 'impact of evidence' to reveal the complex dialogue between the enterprise of teacher education and evidence of its effects in the early 21st century, taking a critical position on the very notions of 'evidence' and 'impact' that underpin contemporary policy frameworks. Teacher education programs in Australia and internationally are challenged by contemporary policy frameworks to demonstrate evidence of the impact they have on the capacity of graduating teachers to act with confidence and competence in school and early childhood education classrooms. At the same time, the field of teacher education is increasingly working to build a robust platform of research evidence that speaks to these policy frameworks and to broader issues concerning the role of teaching and teacher education in society.

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Sarah L. Hemstock
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030328986

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Climate Change and the Role of Education by Walter Leal Filho,Sarah L. Hemstock Pdf

This book offers insights into the educational dimensions of climate change and promotes measures to improve education in this context. It is widely believed that education can play a key role in finding global solutions to many problems related to climate change. Indeed, education as a process not only helps young people to better understand and address the impact of global warming, but also fosters better attitudes and behaviours to aid efforts towards mitigating climate change and adapting to a changing environment. But despite the central importance of education in relation to climate change, there is a paucity of publications on this theme. Against this background, the book focuses on the educational aspects of climate change and showcases examples of research, projects and other initiatives aimed at educating various audiences. It also provides a platform for reflections on the role education can play in fostering awareness on a changing climate. Presenting a wide range of valuable lessons learned, which can be adapted and replicated elsewhere, the book appeals to educators and practitioners alike.

Author : Kim Beasy,Caroline Smith,Jane Watson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789819938025

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Education and the UN Sustainable Development Goals by Kim Beasy,Caroline Smith,Jane Watson Pdf

This book focuses on the complex relationship between education and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and highlights how important context is for both critiquing and achieving the Goals though education, given the critical role teachers, schools and curriculum play in young people’s lives. Readers will find examples of thinking and practice across the spectrum of education and training sectors, both formal and informal. The book adds to the increasing body of literature that recognises that education is, and must be, in its praxis, at the heart of all the SDGs. As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, we have a clear understanding of the wicked and complex crises regarding the health of life on our planet, and we cannot ignore the high levels of anxiety our young people are experiencing about their future. Continuing in the direction of unsustainable exploitation of people and nature is no longer an option if life is to have a flourishing future. The book illustrates how SDGs are supported in and by education and training, showcasing the conditions necessary to ensure SDGs are fore fronted in policy reform. It includes real-world examples of SDGs in education and training contexts, as well as novel critiques of the SDGs in regard to their privileging of anthropocentrism and neoliberalism. This book is beneficial to academics, researchers, post graduate and tertiary students from all fields relating to education and training. It is also of interest to policy developers from across disciplines and government agencies who are interested in how the SDGs relate to education.

Author : Alex Russ,Marianne E. Krasny
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781501712784

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Urban Environmental Education Review by Alex Russ,Marianne E. Krasny Pdf

Urban Environmental Education Review explores how environmental education can contribute to urban sustainability. Urban environmental education includes any practices that create learning opportunities to foster individual and community well-being and environmental quality in cities. It fosters novel educational approaches and helps debunk common assumptions that cities are ecologically barren and that city people don't care for, or need, urban nature or a healthy environment. Topics in Urban Environmental Education Review range from the urban context to theoretical underpinnings, educational settings, participants, and educational approaches in urban environmental education. Chapters integrate research and practice to help aspiring and practicing environmental educators, urban planners, and other environmental leaders achieve their goals in terms of education, youth and community development, and environmental quality in cities. The ten-essay series Urban EE Essays, excerpted from Urban Environmental Education Review, may be found here: naaee.org/eepro/resources/urban-ee-essays. These essays explore various perspectives on urban environmental education and may be reprinted/reproduced only with permission from Cornell University Press.