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Direct linkEun Yeong Choe; David Sheffield – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Beyond correlational studies exploring the benefits of nature exposure, there have been studies assessing interventions that aim to improve nature connection in children and adolescents. A feeling of connection with nature or 'nature connectedness' describes our attitude towards nature, primarily reflecting the emotional, cognitive, and…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Natural Resources, Intervention
Becky Bronstein; Molly Griffiths; Claudia McLaughlin Ludwig; Deb L. Morrison; Heidi Smith; Barbara Steffens – Connected Science Learning, 2024
This brief provides some framing of action-oriented learning as well as examples and resources for engaging in this approach to climate change learning.
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning
Download full textAdriana Mockovcáková; Alexia Barrable – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2024
Nature connection has been found in previous research to be a predictor of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. For this reason, efforts to build children's nature connection through a variety of avenues, including environmental education, have been explored by practitioners and researchers alike. In this paper we undertook a purposive…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Environmental Education, Ecology, Student Characteristics
Christina Wild – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation explores the lived experience of nature-based educators in Duluth, Minnesota. Portraiture served as the methodological framework for learning about how teachers in Duluth got into teaching and why they remain on the job. Teacher turnover and attrition is a national problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, teachers who…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teachers, Experiential Learning, Environmental Education
Kellen Copeland; Shaozeng Zhang; Bastian Thomsen; David Fennell; David G. Lewis; Sam Fennell; Amy Schneider; Marley Taylor; Dane Nickerson; Asier Hernandez-Saez; Bryan Breidenach; Kelly Faulkner; Judy Chen; Marshall Floyd; Liann Goldmann; Shelby Copeland; Max Duggan; Reilly Scheffing; Megan Mooney; Price Willoch; Matea Mihaljevic; Sommer Dalla-Bona; Michael Harte – Environmental Education Research, 2023
Wildlife-human relations in the United States are predominantly influenced by Euro-American sociocultural dynamics and (neo)colonial legacies. Humans dominate nonhuman animals through violence, suffering, and death. Wildlife management as a practice is becoming increasingly criticized. Disagreement emerges from epistemological and ontological…
Descriptors: Humanism, Experiential Learning, Environmental Education, Postcolonialism
Michelle Silvers – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As societal priorities and norms shift towards establishing healthy and reciprocal relationships with the natural world, there is an increased need for environmental learning (EL) to be more inclusive of students with disabilities. Nationwide, students have the opportunity to participate in experiential learning activities at unique outdoor…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Practices, Environmental Education, Students with Disabilities
Sarala Thapa – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Experiential learning is not a new concept to education. Experiential learning continues to empower learners to construct knowledge through the exploration of activities based on their physical and social environment, as well as individual's inner world and intuition. In this age of extreme climate change and environmental concerns, one important…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Sustainability, Private Schools, Teaching Methods
Elena Comino; Laura Dominici; Anna Reyneri; Anna Treves – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the relationship between academia and society focusing on how technical universities perform Third Mission (TM) to promote knowledge outside the academic environment producing multiple benefits. Design/methodology/approach: This investigation is performed through the conceptual approach. The theoretical…
Descriptors: College Role, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Technical Institutes
Shirin Betzler; Regina Kempen – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Designing effective educational measures constitutes a key area of action for achieving global sustainability goals. Therefore, the present study examined a training addressing sustainable consumption practices in plastic reduction, fashion and food. An interactive training was held in a German comprehensive high school with grade 11 students,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Sustainable Development, Plastics
Han Fu; Zhenhua Pan; Jill Wenderott – Discover Education, 2025
As the global demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals continues to rise, early high school education plays a crucial role in inspiring future innovators and preparing them for scientific challenges. This paper presents an integrated short course for high school students focused on sustainable energy…
Descriptors: High School Students, Energy Education, Power Technology, Sustainability
Sinead Earley; Thomas Daae Stridsland; Sarah Korn; Marin Lysák – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Climate change poses risks to society and the demand for carbon literacy within small and medium-sized enterprises is increasing. Skills and knowledge are required for organizational greenhouse gas accounting and science-based decisions to help businesses reduce transitional risks. At the University of Copenhagen and the University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment)
Karen J. Magruder; Diane B. Mitschke; Holli M. Slater – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
Despite the growing recognition of social workers' important role in addressing environmental injustices, there is a gap in the literature concerning approaches for educating social work students about these issues. This article examines the effectiveness of a collaborative community-based intervention whereby students, community members, and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Social Work, Social Justice, Partnerships in Education
María Diez Ojeda; Marián Queiruga-Dios; Miguel Ángel Queiruga-Dios – European Journal of Education, 2024
This research analyzes the effect of the implementation of citizen science activities in the Environmental Education (EE) subject program of the Degree in Primary Education applying Experiential Learning Theory. Environmental Attitudes Inventory (EAI) was used to measure the change in environmental attitudes (EA) of 173 preservice teachers through…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Scientific Research, Environmental Education, Elementary Education
Glen Andrew de Vera; Benjamin Y. Brown; Steven Cortesa; Mona Dai; Jack Bruno; Jonas LaPier; Nishant Sule; Melissa Hancock; Bryan Yoon; Anas Chalah; Elsie M. Sunderland; Steven C. Wofsy – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The switch to online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic forced educators to adapt hands-on environmental engineering experiments to a remote curriculum previously conducted in a laboratory using expensive analytical instruments (>$2000 per device). Here, we describe how we developed a low-cost (<$200) aerosol sensor platform as a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Environmental Education, Science Education
Meghan B. Richey – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
The way we story our lives shapes the way we understand and experience the world. This paper draws on concepts from narrative therapy and examples of traditional wisdom to argue that an important step in recognizing our interdependence and co-extensive relationships with the more-than-human world is to introduce language that acknowledges…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Environmental Education, Ecology, Language Usage
