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Asfeldt, Morten; Purc-Stephenson, Rebecca; Zimmerman, Thomas – Environmental Education Research, 2022
The roots and goals of outdoor education (OE) in Canada are often linked to the Canadian summer camp tradition that emerged in the early 1900s which centered around character development, and the environmental movement of the 1950s and 1960s. However, a comprehensive understanding of the philosophies, goals, and activities of modern Canadian OE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
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Marten, Suzanne; Hill, Sara; Lawrence, Anne – Afterschool Matters, 2014
The Robert Bowne Foundation for out-of-school time (OST) supports the development of quality programs that offer literacy education in the out-of-school hours to children and youth of New York City, especially young people from disadvantaged communities. The foundation's networking meetings, now in their 10th year, offer quarterly forums in which…
Descriptors: State Standards, Out of School Youth, After School Programs, Alignment (Education)
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Negev, Maya; Garb, Yaakov – Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
Recent thinking in multicultural education can contribute to environmental education (EE) in culturally diverse societies. This article uses case studies of two minorities in Israel to illustrate the potential for bringing together these two areas of educational research that have developed significantly in recent years. After introducing the…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Environmental Education, Case Studies, Minority Groups
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Ozturk, Ibrahim Hakki – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study seeks to analyze the role of history teachers in instructional planning and their areas of autonomy in Turkey. The concept of teacher autonomy briefly refers to the authority and freedom of teachers in the planning and implementation of the instructional activities and the decisions made during the instructional process. The objective…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Professional Autonomy, Instructional Development, Secondary School Teachers
Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Yohalem, Nicole; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
How do effective programs deliver academic content? Can after-school programs help students master a broader base of content? What strategies can help programs and systems deliver content effectively? What is realistic to expect of programs? Program content is closely linked with our understandings about the purpose of after-school programming.…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Content, Educational Strategies, Program Descriptions