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Deborah Dutta; Sanjay Chandrasekharan – Environmental Education Research, 2025
A critical objective of environmental education (EE) is sustained and active care for the natural world. Numerous studies point to the inadequacy of information-centered pedagogies in motivating such ecologically responsive action. The primacy of action in effectively addressing environmental issues calls for conceptions of EE that emphasize the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Gardening, Sustainability, Motivation Techniques
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Adak, Pallabi; Sinha, Swagata; Banerjee, Nilanjana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
In this pilot study, we aim to identify the role of few genetic variants of GABA-receptor type A subunits "GABRB[subscript 3]" (rs4906902, rs7171660), "GABRG[subscript 3]" (rs208129, rs140679), "GABRA[subscript 5]" (rs 140681) in the aetiology of autism spectrum disorders in a population of West Bengal. 192 ASD…
Descriptors: Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Pilot Projects
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Chang, Bo – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
As part of the globalization effort, study abroad has been researched in the fields of education, business, language, etc. However, what is not well-discussed is how foreign sites in study abroad programs can function as learning contexts to promote in-depth learning in various subject areas, which was the purpose of this study. Twelve…
Descriptors: Situated Learning, Authentic Learning, Study Abroad, Travel
Le Bourdon, Madeleine – International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 2021
Global citizenship education (GCE) seeks to develop critical thinking and self-reflexivity and, crucially, to create feelings of belonging to a common humanity. Although the subjectivity of belonging has been widely recognized, gaps remain around the micro-level experiences and practices that foster global identities. This article addresses these…
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Global Approach, Critical Thinking, Citizenship Education
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Pinto, Luís Manuel – Childhood Education, 2020
A moon exploration is one example of what Jasmine, and other children in the experimental township of Auroville in India, experience on a regular basis--the Auroville equivalent of a physical education class. It is one of the practices in Awareness Through the Body (ATB), which is described by its creators as "a comprehensive curriculum of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Human Body, Learning Activities