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'There's a Much Bigger World of Science than Just Australia': Australian Students' Development of Disciplinary Knowledge, Transferable Skills and Attributes through a New Colombo Plan Short-Term Mobility Program to Japan
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Tran, Ly Thi; Phan, Huong Le Thanh; Bellgrove, Alecia – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
One in four Australian undergraduate students participates in learning abroad during their study. Since 2012, faculty-led mobility programmes have overtaken exchange programs to become the most popular outbound mobility type in Australia. However, little has been known about how faculty-led short-term mobility programmes affect students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Program Effectiveness
Sustainable Development--Education, Business and Management--Architecture and Building Construction--Agriculture and Food Security
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Ghenai, Chaouki, Ed. – InTech, 2012
Securing the future of the human race will require an improved understanding of the environment as well as of technological solutions, mindsets and behaviors in line with modes of development that the ecosphere of our planet can support. Some experts see the only solution in a global deflation of the currently unsustainable exploitation of…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Epistemology
The Tokashiki Experience.
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Edwards, Richard – Journal of Environmental Education, 1979
Selected students from elementary and middle schools serving American military personnel on Okinawa spend one week on a small island near Okinawa. During the week they study the environment of the island and join in Japanese cultural activities. (RE)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Eyes to the Bottom of the Ocean Depth.
Tsurugaya, Takeo – Look Japan, 1993
Tracks the development of sonar from a submarine detecting device to a seabed plotting device. Describes applications of the technology in fishing and oceanography. (MDH)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Fisheries, Foreign Countries, Measurement Equipment
Oceans and Coasts. Teacher's Guide to World Resources. Comprehensive Coursework on the Global Environment.
Snyder, Sarah A. – 1994
This teacher's guide presents teaching suggestions and presentation materials about the world's oceans and the important role humans play in maintaining the life and health of the oceans. The lesson is divided into five parts and can be taught in one class period or divided into segments. Student handouts include: (1) "Facts about Oceans and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Development, Ecology, Environmental Education