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Kruger, Jill – Education as Change, 2020
The international Eco-Schools programme promotes Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through introducing and stimulating pro-environmental initiatives by school learners and staff. This enabled learners in the Eco-Clubs at a resource-poor primary school to identify and undertake transformative pro-environmental initiatives in 2011 and 2014…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, Environmental Education, Ecology
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Simonds, Vanessa W.; Kim, Frances L.; LaVeaux, Deborah; Pickett, Velma; Milakovich, Jessica; Cummins, Jason – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: American Indian communities in the United States experience considerable health inequities, including increased exposure to environmental contaminants. Consequently, community members of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation identified the lack of water-related environmental knowledge among children as an area of concern. Aim: The purpose of…
Descriptors: Public Health, Tribes, American Indians, Children
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Simplicio, Nathan D. C. S.; Cordova, Bianca C.; Oliveira-Filho, Eduardo C. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Modifying the environment is a characteristic of the human species. With deforestation and the expansion of urban centers, diseases known in animals have begun to be described in humans. Science textbooks constitute an instrument of great importance in understanding this issue. This study evaluated the main science textbooks, recommended by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Textbooks, Health Education
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
Acid rain is a complex environmental problem which affects the United States and many other countries around the world. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to address environmental issues, such as acid rain. Through its programs, EPA works to protect human health and the environment in the United States…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Scientific Concepts, Program Descriptions, Information Dissemination