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Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2023
This article strives to open a window on 'eco-humour', an umbrella term for diverse forms of humour targeting ecological and environmental issues. It encourages readers to consider eco-humour as a valuable, pedagogical toolkit for environmental education and communication. To this aim, eco-humour is, first, put into perspective of humour…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Humor, Foreign Countries
Tanaya Vyas; Girish Dalvi – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
This paper examines teachers' adaptive approaches with regard to Environmental Studies (EVS) within primary classrooms of government schools located in suburban Mumbai in India. 'Environmental Studies' (EVS), is a significant aspect of school curricula; integrating concepts and issues of science, social studies and environment education. While the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Lucia Kovácová; Lubomír Held; Katarína Kotuláková – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2025
The greenhouse effect poses a significant environmental challenge to humanity today. Research shows that many students lack adequate knowledge about this phenomenon. To address this issue, we have developed educational materials that utilize various instructional approaches to improve primary school students' understanding and attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Climate, Environmental Education, Logical Thinking
Ferguson, Therese – Environmental Education Research, 2020
The development, quality and impact of environmental and sustainability education (ESE) in the Caribbean have received increased attention from a growing body of education researchers over the past few decades. This is not surprising given that the region has been grappling with various environmental, social, and economic sustainability issues,…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality
Kalas, Pam; Raisinghani, Latika – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Teaching and learning of many undergraduate science courses often remains confined within the boundaries of classrooms rendering learning of these subjects irrelevant and detached from students' lived experiences. Community-based experiential learning (CBEL) is one way to address this issue. This paper reports the development and implementation of…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning
Whiley, Dona; Witt, Bradd; Colvin, R. M.; Sapiains Arrue, Rodolfo; Kotir, Julius – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2017
This paper chronicles the experience of academic staff in developing a course to enhance the critical thinking skills of environmental management undergraduates. We outline our considerations and process for course development, discuss insights from course evaluations, and reflect on the challenges encountered. We believe these perspectives will…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Environmental Education
Hawkey, Kate; James, Jon; Tidmarsh, Celia – Teaching History, 2016
Inspired by the news that Bristol had become the UK's first Green Capital, Kate Hawkey, Jon James and Celia Tidmarsh set out to explore what a "Green Capital" School Curriculum might look like. Hawkey, James and Tidmarsh explain how they created a cross-curricular project to deliver in-school workshops focused on the teaching of climate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Reis, Giuliano – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2009
The present is a commentary on the article authored by Oliveira, Colak, and Akerson; and as such, it should provoke readers to re-consider the study from a different perspective, one that does not prescribe any intentionality to participants' discourse. It is also my contention that students and teachers should be treated as co-constitutives of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Education, Curriculum Development, Learning Activities
Oliveira, Alandeom W.; Colak, Huseyin; Akerson, Valarie L. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2009
In this study we examine how elementary teachers in Brazil and Turkey approached the translation and subsequent classroom implementation of an instructional activity that promotes environmental awareness through a combination of student role playing and teacher oral delivery of an environmental story about river pollution. A discourse analysis…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Translation, Student Role, Discourse Analysis
Onwueme, Inno; Borsari, Bruno – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a mathematical model that can be used as an educational tool to reflect the philosophical aspects of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: This is a descriptive paper. Findings: Everyone carries a sustainability deficit. Therefore, opportunities to reduce this deficit abound. Education is an…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematical Models, Sustainable Development, Outreach Programs
Aucoin, P. J. – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2011
Over the past three decades, environmental issues have been on the global forefront and continue to affect people's daily lives. Although the need for environmental attention is at an all-time high, outdoor and environmental education (OEE) plays an insufficient role in school systems. As technology continues to contribute to advancements in every…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Place Based Education, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education
deBettencourt, Kathleen B.; Feeney, Matthew; Barone, A. Nicole; White, Keith – 2000
This guide assists teachers who teach an environmental science course or include environmental topics in their curriculum. The guide is intended to help educators and students find resources that enable them to examine issues in greater depth. A brief summary of a number of environmental issues that are often mentioned in textbooks, in the media,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environment, Environmental Education
Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education, Manhattan. – 2000
This document is organized under three knowledge skills standards and two process skills standards which reflect the breadth of environmental education and its goal of environmental literacy. Related benchmarks and indicators suggesting appropriate expectations for learner performance and achievement at specific grade levels (fourth, eighth, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Jamason, Barry W. – Social Education, 1980
Recommends that junior high school social studies classroom teachers incorporate information about the imminent and continuing shortages of energy into the curriculum. One way of organizing this information is as an inverted isosceles triangle in which energy, environment, and social studies education serve as sides of the triangle. Sample lessons…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Energy, Environmental Education
Collay, Ryan; Davis-Butts, Eda – Clearing, 1999
Describes the Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) program which developed a two-part curriculum for teaching field-based science through hands-on activities. Presents two of the favorite camp activities which can be used in a variety of locations. (CCM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Hands on Science