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Direct linkStables, Andrew – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2010
In "The Song of the Earth," Jonathan Bate promotes "ecopoesis", contrasting it with "ecopolitical" poetry (and by implication, other forms of writing and expression). Like others recently, including Simon James and Michael Bonnett, he appropriates the notion of "dwelling" from Heidegger to add force to this distinction. Bate's argument is…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Poetry, Role of Education, Educational Principles
Tal, Tali; Alkaher, Iris – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
A multicultural socio-environmental project that is framed in the ideas of education for sustainability brought together Jew and Arab students was investigated to identify the participants' views of the program's objectives and their accomplishments. We investigated the project's strengths and weaknesses according to the participants' views and…
Descriptors: Jews, Conflict, Arabs, Foreign Countries
Sayed, Yusuf; Sprague, Terra; Turner, David; Smith, Alan; Paulson, Julia; Shields, Robin; Shrestha, Purna Kumar; Unterhalter, Elaine; Vaughan, Rosie Peppin; Smail, Amy; Tungaraza, Frida; Sutherland, Margaret; Stack, Niamah; Barrett, Angeline M.; Bunwaree, Vasant K.; Alhawsawi, Sajjad; Hanna, Helen; Soudien, Crain; Motivans, Albert – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, there are a growing number of processes, preparations and debates on what a post-2015 agenda and framework will look like. The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) (as chaired by the United Nations Development Programme) is leading the planning of efforts…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Equal Education
Kneafsey, Moya; Dowler, Elizabeth; Lambie-Mumford, Hannah; Inman, Alex; Collier, Rosemary – Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
Provoked by concerns about climate change, resource depletion and economic recession, the concept of food security has experienced a renaissance in international policy and research agendas. Despite this interest, the problem of food insecurity in wealthy countries has still not received enough attention. We argue that it is worthy of research and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Foreign Policy, Climate
Hinrichs, C. Clare – Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
In the early 21st century, food security has become an urgent public concern, arguably more entangled with social, political and environmental problems at multiple scales now than in the past. This paper examines approaches to food system change emphasizing regionalization, rather than either localization or globalization, to consider framings of…
Descriptors: Food, Food Standards, Comparative Analysis, Global Approach
Fast, Stewart – Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
This study pursues a Habermasian analysis of citizen discussions and of the local public sphere to shed light on renewable energy futures in rural east-central Canada. Using data from group discussions, it pursues an investigation of utterances, validity claims and of discourses. The analysis is supplemented by participant observation of publicly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participant Observation, Prediction, Behavior Theories
Kilinc, Ahmet; Aydin, Abdullah – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
In creating a society whose citizens have sustainable lifestyles, education for sustainable development (ESD) plays a key role. However, the concept of sustainable development (SD) has developed independently from the input of educators; therefore, ESD presents current teachers with many challenges. At this point, understanding how stakeholders in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Sustainable Development
Fischer, Daniel; Aubrecht, Elisabeth Lena; Brück, Maria; Ditges, Laura; Gathen, Lea; Jahns, Maximilian; Petersmann, Moritz; Rau, Jörn; Wellmann, Christiane – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2015
The United Nations (UN) proclaimed the years 2005 to 2014 the World Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). As a follow up on the World Decade, the UN launched a Global Action Programme (GAP) that is designed to set the framework for international activities on ESD. The GAP focuses on five priority areas that are of high relevance…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Sustainable Development, Program Evaluation
Watts, Ann – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
A garden can be a magical place for young children and offers them rich and engaging learning experiences as they interact with a variety of plants and wildlife throughout the year. This book guides you through the process of creating a garden, however small, for young children. It looks at the impact a garden area can have on children's overall…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Conservation (Environment), Young Children, Gardening
Kaye, Cathryn Berger – Principal Leadership, 2011
New school buildings often grab headlines that highlight their green features and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, yet nearly 90% of schools in the United States were built before 1985, with the largest portion built from 1950-69 to accommodate the baby boom generation (National Clearinghouse for Educational…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Service Learning, Counties, School Buildings
MacVaugh, Jason; Norton, Mike – Higher Education Policy, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to explore how active learning may help address the legitimacy and practicability issues inherent in introducing education for sustainability into business-related degree programmes. The focus of this study is the experience of the authors in the development and implementation of education for sustainability within…
Descriptors: Action Research, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Sustainable Development
Fonseca, Alberto; Macdonald, Amanda; Dandy, Emily; Valenti, Paul – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the state of sustainability reporting in Canada's higher education sector, while understanding who is reporting on sustainability performance, how is information being reported, and what is being reported. Design/methodology/approach: A framework with ten categories and 56 indicators based on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Environment, Sustainability
Smieja, Joanne A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Household water treatments (HWT) can help provide clean water to millions of people worldwide who do not have access to safe water. This article describes four common HWT used in developing countries and the pertinent chemistry involved. The intent of this article is to inform both high school and college chemical educators and chemistry students…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Chemistry, Developing Nations, Water Pollution
Rydhagen, B.; Dackman, C. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
In the Swedish Act for higher education, as well as in the policies of technical universities, it is stated that sustainable development (SD) should be integrated into engineering education. Researchers argue that SD needs to be integrated into the overall course content rather than added as a specific course. In this paper, six engineering…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Water Quality, Water, Course Content
Grimm, Anne; Mrosek, Thorsten; Martinsohn, Anna; Schulte, Andreas – Environmental Education Research, 2011
Although a large number of different organisations offer various forest education programmes within Germany, specific information (i.e., sectoral and programme content and provision at a state level) is lacking. This study used a survey of all 61 forest education organisations (43 respondents) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, to…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Forestry, Foreign Countries, Surveys
