Environmental Education In The 21st Century

Author : Joy Palmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134788378

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Environmental education is a field characterised by a paradox. Few would doubt the urgency and importance of learning to live in sustainable ways, but environmental education holds nowhere near the priority position in formal schooling around the world that this would suggest. This text sets out to find out why this is so. It is divided into six parts: Part 1 is a concise history of the development of environmental education from an international perspective; Part 2 is an overview of the 'global agenda', or subject knowledge of environmental education; Part 3 introduces perspectives on theory and research in environmental education; Part 4 moves on to practice, and presents an integrated model for planning environmental education programmes; Part 5 brings together invited contributors who talk about environmental education in their own countries - from 15 countries including China, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the USA; Part 6 returns to the core questions of how progress can be made, and how we can maximise the potential of environmental education for the twenty first century.

Author : Andreas Ch. Hadjichambis,Pedro Reis,Demetra Paraskeva-Hadjichambi,Jan Činčera,Jelle Boeve-de Pauw,Niklas Gericke,Marie-Christine Knippels
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030202491

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Conceptualizing Environmental Citizenship for 21st Century Education by Andreas Ch. Hadjichambis,Pedro Reis,Demetra Paraskeva-Hadjichambi,Jan Činčera,Jelle Boeve-de Pauw,Niklas Gericke,Marie-Christine Knippels Pdf

This Open Access book is about the development of a common understanding of environmental citizenship. It conceptualizes and frames environmental citizenship taking an educational perspective. Organized in four complementary parts, the book first explains the political, economic and societal dimensions of the concept. Next, it examines environmental citizenship as a psychological concept with a specific focus on knowledge, values, beliefs and attitudes. It then explores environmental citizenship within the context of environmental education and education for sustainability. It elaborates responsible environmental behaviour, youth activism and education for sustainability through the lens of environmental citizenship. Finally, it discusses the concept within the context of different educational levels, such as primary and secondary education in formal and non-formal settings. Environmental citizenship is a key factor in sustainability, green and cycle economy, and low-carbon society, and an important aspect in addressing global environmental problems. It has been an influential concept in many different arenas such as economy, policy, philosophy, and organizational marketing. In the field of education, the concept could be better exploited and established, however. Education and, especially, environmental discourses in science education have a great deal to contribute to the adoption and promotion of environmental citizenship.

Author : Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Publisher : OECD
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015038442409

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Environmental Learning for the 21st Century by Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Pdf

Raising the environmental awareness of the population is a central element for developing a sustainable environment. This report is intended to highlight how schools, teachers, and students in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries are attempting to meet the challenge of building a sustainable society through environmental education. The main pedagogical and research issues discussed in this report reflect intense work that was carried out in the participating countries at the grass-roots or school level. Chapter I addresses the challenges of international environmental education. Chapter II deals with the pedagogical, curricular, and teacher development questions that resulted from an analysis of national reports. Chapter III concentrates on action-research as it was implemented in the countries that used it as a tool in developing school initiatives. Policy issues are addressed in Chapter IV from an analysis of the outcomes of the five in-depth studies on environmental education policy that were carried out in Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, and Norway. Chapter V concludes with some basic dilemmas concerning present developments in environmental education and makes recommendations for the future. Contains 57 references. (JRH)

Author : Joy Palmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134788385

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Environmental Education in the 21st Century by Joy Palmer Pdf

Environmental education is a field characterised by a paradox. Few would doubt the urgency and importance of learning to live in sustainable ways, but environmental education holds nowhere near the priority position in formal schooling around the world that this would suggest. This text sets out to find out why this is so. It is divided into six parts: Part 1 is a concise history of the development of environmental education from an international perspective; Part 2 is an overview of the 'global agenda', or subject knowledge of environmental education; Part 3 introduces perspectives on theory and research in environmental education; Part 4 moves on to practice, and presents an integrated model for planning environmental education programmes; Part 5 brings together invited contributors who talk about environmental education in their own countries - from 15 countries including China, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the USA; Part 6 returns to the core questions of how progress can be made, and how we can maximise the potential of environmental education for the twenty first century.

Author : Patricia J. Thompson
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Ecofeminism
ISBN : 0820437492

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Environmental Education for the 21st Century by Patricia J. Thompson Pdf

This volume offers many entry points for environmental teaching. Its scope and range provide a stimulating overview of the state of the art in the environmental curriculum in the humanities, the social sciences, teacher education, family and consumer sciences, business, and journalism as well as perspectives on creating a green academic environment through teaching, administration, and media relations.

Author : Joy Palmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-08
Category : Environmental education
ISBN : OCLC:277653187

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Environmental Education in the 21st Century by Joy Palmer Pdf

Author : Yolanda Ziaka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9608666201

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Environmental education for the 21st century by Yolanda Ziaka Pdf

Author : Hüseyin Gökçekus,Umut Türker,James W. LaMoreaux
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1514 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540959915

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Survival and Sustainability by Hüseyin Gökçekus,Umut Türker,James W. LaMoreaux Pdf

The International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, held at the Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus 19-24 February 2007, dealt with environmental threats and proposed solutions at all scales. The 21 themes addressed by the conference fell into four broad categories; Threats to Survival and Sustainability; Technological Advances towards Survival and Sustainability; Activities and Tools for Social Change; Defining Goals for Sustainable Societies. Activities and tools that move the society towards greater sustainability were emphasized at the conference. These included environmental law and ethics, environmental knowledge, technology and information systems, media, environmental awareness, education and lifelong learning, the use of literature for environmental awareness, the green factor in politics, international relations and environmental organizations. The breadth of the issues addressed at the conference made clear the need for greatly increased interdisciplinary and international collaboration the survival and sustainability concept. The exchanges at the conference represent a step in this direction.

Author : Brian Wattchow,Ruth Jeanes,Laura Alfrey,Trent Brown,Amy Cutter-Mackenzie,Justen O'Connor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400771673

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The Socioecological Educator by Brian Wattchow,Ruth Jeanes,Laura Alfrey,Trent Brown,Amy Cutter-Mackenzie,Justen O'Connor Pdf

This volume offers an alternative vision for education and has been written for those who are passionate about teaching and learning, in schools, universities and in the community, and providing people with the values, knowledge and skills needed to face complex social and environmental challenges. Working across boundaries the socio-ecological educator is a visionary who strives to build community connections and strengthen relationships with the natural world. The ideas and real-world case studies presented in this book will bring that vision a step closer to reality.​

Author : Edward A. Johnson,Michael J. Mappin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521824109

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Environmental Education and Advocacy by Edward A. Johnson,Michael J. Mappin Pdf

This book brings together ecologists, environmental philosophers and educators to address concerns over advocacy in environmental education.

Author : Andreas Ch Hadjichambis,Pedro Reis,Demetra Paraskeva-Hadjichambi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1013278275

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Conceptualizing Environmental Citizenship for 21st Century Education by Andreas Ch Hadjichambis,Pedro Reis,Demetra Paraskeva-Hadjichambi Pdf

This Open Access book is about the development of a common understanding of environmental citizenship. It conceptualizes and frames environmental citizenship taking an educational perspective. Organized in four complementary parts, the book first explains the political, economic and societal dimensions of the concept. Next, it examines environmental citizenship as a psychological concept with a specific focus on knowledge, values, beliefs and attitudes. It then explores environmental citizenship within the context of environmental education and education for sustainability. It elaborates responsible environmental behaviour, youth activism and education for sustainability through the lens of environmental citizenship. Finally, it discusses the concept within the context of different educational levels, such as primary and secondary education in formal and non-formal settings. Environmental citizenship is a key factor in sustainability, green and cycle economy, and low-carbon society, and an important aspect in addressing global environmental problems. It has been an influential concept in many different arenas such as economy, policy, philosophy, and organizational marketing. In the field of education, the concept could be better exploited and established, however. Education and, especially, environmental discourses in science education have a great deal to contribute to the adoption and promotion of environmental citizenship. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : Ling L. Liang,Xiufeng Liu,Gavin W. Fulmer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401798648

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Chinese Science Education in the 21st Century: Policy, Practice, and Research by Ling L. Liang,Xiufeng Liu,Gavin W. Fulmer Pdf

This book provides an overview of science education policies, research and practices in mainland China, with specific examples of the most recent developments in these areas. It presents an insiders’ report on the status of Chinese science education written primarily by native speakers with first-hand experiences inside the country. In addition, the book features multiple sectional commentaries by experts in the field that further connect these stories to the existing science education literature outside of China. This book informs the international community about the current status of Chinese science education reforms. It helps readers understand one of the largest science education systems in the world, which includes, according to the Programme for International Student Assessment, the best-performing economy in the world in science, math and reading: Shanghai, China. Readers gain insight into how science education in the rest of China compares to that in Shanghai; the ways Chinese science educators, teachers and students achieve what has been accomplished; what Chinese students and teachers actually do inside their classrooms; what educational policies have been helpful in promoting student learning; what lessons can be shared within the international science education community; and much more. This book appeals to science education researchers, comparative education researchers, science educators, graduate students, state science education leaders and officers in the international communities. It also helps Chinese students and faculty of science education discover effective ways to share their science education stories with the rest of the world.

Author : Keith A. Wheeler,Anne Perraca Bijur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Charles Saylan,Daniel T. Blumstein
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520265387

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

“The hope for the future depends on teaching current and future students the analytical and critical thinking skills for dealing with the most critical problems. My own hope is for this book to be read by everyone, even those outside the field of environmental education. Read this book, read it again, share it widely, and do something - anything - to help our needy and wounded planet."-Marc Bekoff, author of The Animal Manifesto: Six Reasons For Expanding Our Compassion Footprint "Saylan and Blumstein provide a compelling vision of what can be, and what should be, if we have the courage to open our eyes and the boldness to act.”-Peter Saundry, Ph.D., Executive Director of the National Council for Science and the Environment “A clarion call to incorporate environmental education in all grades K-12, across all academic disciplines, in order to produce future generations of environmental stewards."-Mark Gold, President, Heal The Bay "We need a sea change in the educational system. After all, if we can teach schoolchildren that vandalism is wrong, why can we not teach them that environmental destruction is wrong? This book is a haunting call to action. A beautifully written manifesto that gets it right."-Ron Swaisgood, Director of Applied Animal Ecology, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global “The greatest threat to the future of all species on the planet is the huge gap between what is understood about global climate change by the scientific community and what is known about climate change by the people who need to know -- the public. The sound prescriptions in this book need to be read now. We are running out of time.”-Dr. James Hansen, world-renowned climatologist and author of Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity “Environmental education is a disaster and educating the public on environmental issues is the greatest challenge facing humanity today. This book will help us understand why we are headed toward the collapse of civilization, and more important, how to fix it. Packed with sound science, useful information, and brilliant ideas, it is a book we must read, and give, to our local school boards and principals nationwide. Our children will thank us."-Paul R. Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb and Humanity on a Tightrope

Author : Richard V. Crume
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9798216080435

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Environmental Health in the 21st Century [2 volumes] by Richard V. Crume Pdf

This concisely written and easy-to-read resource provides information on emerging issues and valuable historical context that enables students to better understand a broad range of environmental health topics, from pollution to infectious diseases, natural disasters, and waste management. As technology enables better insight into the world we live in, we are increasingly aware of environmental health concerns and risks, from contaminated air and water to infectious diseases and light and noise pollution. Because the quality of our lives depends on the quality of our environment, everyone should be informed about issues in environmental health. Environmental Health in the 21st Century: From Air Pollution to Zoonotic Diseases presents hundreds of encyclopedic entries written by expert researchers and practitioners, a history of environmental health, and interviews with subject experts that broadly survey the field of environmental health. The set covers myriad subjects in environmental health, including all types of environmental pollution; the spread of communicable diseases and other issues in the health sciences; waste management practices; the effects of climate change on human health; children's environmental health concerns; environmental health problems unique to the urban environment; and emerging threats such as the Zika virus and hospital-acquired infections. Readers will learn about steps they can take to reduce their environmental risk, understand the effects of key international treaties and conventions and the contributions of key figures in environmental health, and also reflect on potential solutions for global challenges in environmental pollution, health sciences, energy and climate, waste management, and the built environment. No other book on the market today addresses the environmental health field in such a comprehensive manner, with the latest information provided by expert practitioners, all packed into two concise volumes.