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McDonald, Tracy, Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2011
This concluding volume in the series presents the work of faculty who have been moved to make sustainability the focus of their work, and to use service learning as one method of teaching sustainability to their students. The chapters in the opening section of this book-- Environmental Awareness--offer models for opening students to the awareness…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Service Learning, Social Responsibility, Ecology
Meade, Anne, Ed. – NZCER Press, 2010
Early childhood education Centres of Innovation (COI) were established in 2002 as part of the 10-year plan for early childhood education, "Pathways to the Future/Nga Huarahi Arataki." In COI projects, innovative early childhood teaching teams reflect on and investigate their practices through action research, and share their findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation, Team Teaching
Ware, Sylvia A., Ed. – 1999
This document is the first in the Secondary Education Series and is a product of the cooperation between the Human Development Network Education Team and the Human Development Sector Unit of the Latin American and Caribbean Region. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate the present valuable information found in developing nations and the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Alsop, Steve, Ed.; Bencze, Larry, Ed.; Pedretti, Erminia, Ed. – Open University Press, 2004
How might exemplary practice be represented by teachers' narratives? How might such representations be analyzed? How might theory and practice be related? "Analyzing Exemplary Science Teaching" is a text that seeks to combine educational theory and practice through analysis of a series of teachers' descriptions of "exemplary"…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Scientific Principles
Botha, P. M. C., Ed. – 1987
This report, containing seven articles, summarizes a series of evaluation studies. The first article, "The Shell Science and Mathematics Resource Centre in 1987," provides an overview of the Centre's mode and reflections about the achievements of the Centre during the three years of its operation. The second article, "The Curriculum…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Management Development
Birnie, Howard H. – 1991
The 1990-91 school year is the year of elementary science in Saskatchewan. Precipitated by the Core Curriculum revolution, the implementation of new curriculum in all subject areas from K to 12 begins with science in 1990-91 and continues with other subjects for almost ten years. Scheduled to be implemented after careful assessment and pilot…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Harlen, Wynne, Ed. – 1983
Provided are edited background papers prepared for a Meeting of Experts on the Incorporation of Science and Technology in the Primary School Curriculum. Papers are organized into four major sections. Section 1 is concerned with such topics as the rationale and objectives of science and technology in primary schools, selection of appropriate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Donnan, Peter, Ed. – 1994
This issue consists of four papers which have an orientation towards the student's perspective. The first paper, "CSU Distance Students' Attitudes toward Computer Use" (Helen Geissinger), presents the results of a survey which examined students' responses to the use of computers in their courses and their attitudes to the more frequent…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education
Wellington, Jerry, Ed. – 1998
This book attempts to reflect on the value and purpose of practical work as part of the science curriculum: why are practical exercises so necessary and what do they contribute to the science learning process? The chapters in this book examine issues such as: how practical work is perceived by students and teachers; the possibilities and perils of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Gardner, Ruth C., Ed. – 1979
This document consists of a collection of papers presented during the 1979 Utah Inter-Institutional Seminar in Childhood Education. Introductory lectures provide an overview of theories of human development and indicate techniques for understanding child behavior. Self-reflection by teachers and techniques for influencing children are emphasized.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Curiosity