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Bacon, Jamie P.; Ziepniewski, Cathy – Voices in Education, 2017
Bermuda's fragile environment is under threat. Rising sea levels due to global warming, ocean acidification, invasive lionfish, plastic debris and locally generated water pollution are just a few of the issues that should concern all of Bermuda's residents. Now, more than ever, "environmental education" should be a critical part of every…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Consciousness Raising
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Yusuf, Marlizah; Taylor, Peter Charles; Damanhuri, Muhd Ibrahim Muhamad – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Stimulated by my encounter with the strange term "hegemony"--a dominant ideology that is largely invisible to its adherents--I (first author) recently "returned" to my experiences of being in a secondary school chemistry class. Drawing on contemporary educational research paradigms, I designed an arts-based critical…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Critical Theory, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Corporation for National and Community Service, 2017
AmeriCorps engages more than 80,000 men and women in intensive service each year at more than 21,000 locations including nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. AmeriCorps members help communities tackle pressing problems while mobilizing millions of volunteers for the organizations they…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Nonprofit Organizations, State Programs, National Programs
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2017
This Guide to Action highlights concrete approaches to the development of green and healthy learning cities, equitable and inclusive learning cities, and decent work and entrepreneurship in learning cities. It includes examples of good practice, which demonstrate the diversity of initiatives and reflect the manifold contexts and development stages…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Lifelong Learning
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Doudna, John W.; O'Neal, Matthew E.; Tyndall, John C.; Helmers, Matthew J. – Journal of Extension, 2015
We surveyed the perspectives of farmers, crop professionals, and Extension agents and found that they have positive perspectives concerning multifunctional agriculture, including a positive effect of a nearby prairie to cropland productivity. The survey was conducted in central Iowa and included individuals predominantly from Iowa involved in…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Engineering, Community Surveys
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Wanlu, Somchai; Singseewo, Adisak; Suksringarm, Paitool – International Education Studies, 2015
This study aimed to explore types, problems and their causes, and solutions to the offences against the environmental laws of probationers in Maha Sarakham Province. The study comprised 2 phases: Phase 1 was a study of types of the offences against the environmental laws: and phase 2 was an interview with 25 people directly dealing with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laws, Environment, Problems
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Ballouard, Jean-Marie; Mullin, Stephen J.; Ajtic, Rastko; Brito, José Carlos; ElMouden, El Hassan; Erdogan, Mehmet; Feriche, Monica; Pleguezuelos, Juan M.; Prokop, Pavol; Sánchez, Aida; Santos, Xavier; Slimani, Tahar; Sterijovski, Bogoljub; Tomovic, Ljiljana; Usak, Muhammet; Zuffi, Marco; Bonnet, Xavier – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Questionnaires are important tools for assessing attitudes regarding conservation issues. However, they are not easily comparable and their reliability has been insufficiently assessed. We examined factors influencing responses to open- and closed-ended questions about animal conservation to more than 600 schoolchildren (9 years old on average).…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Influences, Responses, Conservation (Environment)
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Wagner, Aleksandra; Orlewicz-Musial, Malgorzata – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Four selected green areas in Krakow (Poland) were compared, including: (1) the historical centre of Krakow with the green belt of Planty; (2) Blonia--grassland situated near the city centre; (3) the Park of Aviators, situated between the old part of Krakow and the industrial district of Nowa Huta and (4) the Nowa Huta Meadows. All these areas have…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Conservation (Environment), Sustainable Development
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Ollis, Tracey; Hamel-Green, Michael – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2015
This paper examines the adult learning dimensions of protestors as they participate in a campaign to stop coal seam gas exploration in Gippsland in Central Victoria, Australia. On a global level, the imposition of coal seam gas exploration by governments and mining companies has been the trigger for movements of resistance from environmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Activism, Conservation (Environment)
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Ojala, Maria – Journal of Environmental Education, 2015
Is hope concerning climate change related to environmental engagement, or is it rather associated with unrealistic optimism and inactivity? This study on Swedish high school students identified two kinds of hope: constructive hope and hope based on denial. Constructive hope was positively associated with engagement and a perception that teachers…
Descriptors: Climate, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
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Merritt, Eileen G.; Archambault, Leanna; Hale, Annie E. – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2018
The article reflects results from a web-based survey of early career teachers who had taken a required, hybrid course focused on sustainability science. Many alumni reported early efforts to integrate sustainability topics and ways of thinking into their K-8 classrooms. Teachers reported modeling of classroom behaviors that promoted sustainability…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Teaching Methods
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Evans, Claire; Stroud, Dean – Journal of Education and Work, 2016
An important driver of change in work, employment and skills is European Union policy aims of sustainable economic growth and the cultivation of a green economy. Part of the latter--which is supported by increasing environmental regulation--focuses on the development of a "green skills agenda," which involves the "greening" of…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Economic Progress
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Adanza, Jonathan R. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Carbon footprint is an environmental menace that needs to be addressed at once. Various mitigating measures were proposed and yet manifestations of its proliferation are very much observable. This study seeks to determine primarily the barriers of non-adherence to identified measures to mitigate carbon footprint in the environment. Using the mixed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Conservation (Environment), Climate
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Cole, Laura B. – Environmental Education Research, 2014
The "Teaching Green School Building" is an emergent type of school building that attempts to engage building users with environmental issues in buildings. Architectural interventions in these buildings range from signage to interactive touch screens to gardens and demonstration kitchens that foster educational programmes about…
Descriptors: School Construction, Conservation (Environment), Guidelines, Architecture
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Horrell, David G.; Davis, Anna – British Journal of Religious Education, 2014
This article explores the potential for critical and informed engagement with biblical texts to form a key element of the study of Christian perspectives on ethical issues at GCSE and A level. Given the current dominance of philosophical and ethical topics, and weaknesses in the engagement with biblical texts within existing curriculum materials,…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Biblical Literature, Christianity, Ethics
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