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Scott, William; Vare, Paul – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
This book is an introduction to the long history of human learning, the environment and sustainable development -- about our struggles with the natural world: first for survival, then for dominance, currently for self-preservation, and in future perhaps, even for long-term, mutually beneficial co-existence. It charts the long arc of…
Descriptors: Learning, Environment, Sustainable Development, History
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Smieja, Joanne A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Household water treatments (HWT) can help provide clean water to millions of people worldwide who do not have access to safe water. This article describes four common HWT used in developing countries and the pertinent chemistry involved. The intent of this article is to inform both high school and college chemical educators and chemistry students…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Chemistry, Developing Nations, Water Pollution
Nowak, Amy L. Versnik; Hale, Heidi; Lindholm, Jessica; Strausser, Elizabeth – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Objectives: After this lesson, students will be able to: (1) list the five stages of materials production, (2) report key facts related to the materials economy, (3) identify sustainable solutions that positively impact the environment, and (4) recognize how the environment affects health. Target Audience: This activity is designed for students in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Environmental Education, Junior High School Students, Sustainable Development
Totten, Samuel, Ed.; Pedersen, Jon, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Educating About Social Issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries: A Critical Annotated Bibliography, is comprised of critical essays accompanied by annotated bibliographies on a host of programs, models, strategies and concerns vis-a-vis teaching and learning about social issues facing society. The primary goal of the book is to provide undergraduate…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Social Problems, Critical Theory, Propaganda
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Almlov, Maria; Moberg, Emilie – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2008
This article describes an educational experiment, a student-led course called "Learning in Sustainable Development" offered at the teacher training programme at Stockholm University, Sweden. Its purpose was to foster empowerment and action competence among teacher-students in the field of education for sustainable development (ESD). The…
Descriptors: Course Content, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Ethics
Elliott, Alison, Ed. – Early Childhood Australia, 2005
"Every Child" is Australia's premier early childhood publication, aimed at anyone involved in the care and education of children from birth to eight years--in particular parents of young children, child care professionals and teachers. Published quarterly, it contains informative and entertaining articles on such issues as early…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Popular Culture
Elliott, Alison, Ed. – Early Childhood Australia, 2004
"Every Child" is Australia's premier early childhood publication, aimed at anyone involved in the care and education of children from birth to eight years--in particular child care professionals, teachers, child care students and the parents of young children. Published quarterly, it contains informative and entertaining articles on such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Young Children, Early Childhood Education