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Buck, Gayle Anne; Cook, Kristin; Carter, Ingrid Weiland – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2016
Local environmental topics can serve to motivate and empower students to change their behavior and take action for sustainable practices. In order to better support middle level teachers as they incorporate such topics into their professional practice, we sought to enhance our own understanding of their classroom-based experiences. In light of…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Environmental Education, Student Motivation, Sustainability
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Cook, Kristin; Quigley, Cassie – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
In this study, we investigated the ways in which university students connected with science through the use of photovoice (Wang & Burris, 1994) as a pedagogical tool. Results indicated that students came to appreciate their connections to the science that operates in their lives as they reflected on and became empowered with regard to the…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, Science Teachers, Local Issues