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Exploring Changes in Perceptions and Practices of Sustainability in ESD Communities in Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Beasy, Kim; Gonzalez, Laura Ripoll – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2021
Education for sustainable development (ESD) aims to empower future generations to address current global environmental threats, though it faces challenges to implementation, often linked to narrow perceptions of sustainability. To observe such changes in practice and draw their implications for ESD, we explore the effects of COVID-19 in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Sustainable Development
Distributed Leadership Practice in Swiss "Eco-Schools" and Its Influence on School Improvement
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Zala-Mezö, Enikö; Bormann, Inka; Strauss, Nina-Cathrin; Müller-Kuhn, Daniela – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
In this paper we connect the concepts of distributed leadership (DL) and educational change by asking: How do different practices of DL relate to change in schools? We answer this question by studying 12 schools in Switzerland during the implementation of the "Education for Sustainable Development" concept. In an embedded mixed methods…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Leadership Styles
The Impact of the "Teaching English through English" Policy on Teachers and Teaching in South Korea
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Choi, Tae-Hee – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
In recent years, Asian countries including South Korea have been trying to redefine the role of English in response to globalisation. The impact of this on English language teaching and on Korean society more generally has been well documented; however, the impact of this change on individual teachers and their teaching calls for further…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Language Planning
Preparing Regular Educators for New Responsibilities in Educating Handicapped Children. A Guide to Implementation Strategies for Policymakers.
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Turner, Bobbie Porter, Ed.; And Others – 1981
This collection of papers addresses significant issues related to the training of general educators to prepare them for the education of handicapped students in regular classrooms. Authors make specific recommendations for policymakers as they consider effective inservice and preservice programs. Papers are presented on the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Educational Policy
UNESCO and UNICEF Activities in the Field of Basic Education for Women and Girls. UNESCO-UNICEF Joint Committee on Education Meeting (3rd, Paris, France, May 6-7, 1992).
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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1992
Basic education for girls and women has been part of UNESCO's and UNICEF's concerns since the early days of the two organizations. Both organizations not only consider access to basic education a fundamental human right, but also see girls' and women's education as vital in enhancing their roles as contributors to and beneficiaries of development.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attitude Change, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Improving Visual Arts Education: Final Report on the Los Angeles Getty Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (1982-1989).
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Greer, W. Dwaine; And Others – 1993
This report documents the experiments by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts to research and develop content and teaching practices in school visual arts programs. An 18-month Rand Corporation study, begun in 1982, investigated discipline based art education (DBAE) visual arts programs in 7 cross country school districts. The study's two…
Descriptors: Art Education, Attitude Change, Change, Course Content