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Karakaya Cirit, Didem; Aydemir, Selçuk – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of secondary school students' knowledge about three Global Environmental Problems: Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Ozone Layer Depletion. 638 7th grade (N=316) and 8th grade (N=322) students enrolled in five different secondary schools participated in this study. The survey method was used to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, World Problems
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Mumu, Jeinne; Prahmana, Rully Charitas Indra; Sabariah, Vera; Tanujaya, Benidiktus; Bawole, Roni; Warami, Hugo; Monim, Harina Orpa Lefina – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2021
The environment is a global issue that must be addressed in a variety of ways, including education. Environmental topics will be included into mathematics, which is allowed to boost students' awareness of environmental concerns. This is a qualitative study conducted in a qualitative technique. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), World Problems, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Buchanan, Lisa Brown; Hilburn, Jeremy; Ward, Cara; Journell, Wayne – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2020
The plight of refugees has recently received considerable media coverage. Yet, little attention is given to groups who are internally displaced. The purpose of this article is to model one way to teach about internally displaced peoples, drawing on the Rohingya crisis as a specific example. We first provide a background of the Rohingya crisis, and…
Descriptors: Refugees, Social Problems, Social Change, History
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Dunkerly-Bean, Judith; Bean, Thomas; Alnajjar, Khaled – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore middle school (grade 6-8) students' understanding and interpretation of human rights issues with local and global implications as they engaged in the process of creating a film after reading print and multimedia texts and participating in human rights education activities. As the students explored…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Dogru, Mustafa; Sarac, Esra – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The purpose of this study is to reveal the metaphors of primary school students (n = 362) relating to the concept of global warming. Data collected by completing the expression of "global warming is like..., because..." of the students were analysed by use of qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques. According to findings of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Environmental Education, Data Collection, Figurative Language