NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
The Role of School Partnerships in Promoting Education for Sustainability and Social Capital
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alkaher, Iris; Gan, Dafna – Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
State, civil society and private sector partnerships play a crucial role in fostering a sustainable society. This case study explores the role of school-state-community-civil society-business partnerships in promoting environmental citizenship as a major component of education for sustainability (EfS), and social capital as a new outcome, from a…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Sustainability, Environmental Education, School Community Relationship
Assessing the Impact of a Program Designed to Develop Sustainability Leadership amongst Staff Members in Higher Education Institutes: A Case Study from a Community of Practice Perspective
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alkaher, Iris; Avissar, Ilana – Environmental Education Research, 2018
This study focuses on the impact of a sustainability leadership development program (SLDP) designed to develop staff members as leaders who encourage sustainability practices within institutions of higher education (IHE). Using the framework of community of practice (CoP), we explored the program's contribution by interviewing 16 staff members who…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Sustainability, Environmental Education, Program Evaluation
Making Pedagogical Decisions to Address Challenges of Joint Jewish-Bedouin Environmental Projects in Israel
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alkaher, Iris; Tal, Tali – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2016
This interpretive study identifies challenges of working with Bedouin and Jewish Israeli youth in two multicultural projects: education for sustainability and place-conscious education. It also describes the ways the adult project leaders addressed these challenges and their views on the effectiveness of their decisions. Participants comprised 16…
Descriptors: Jews, Minority Groups, Cognitive Style, Conservation (Environment)
Collaborative Environmental Projects in a Multicultural Society: Working from within Separate or Mutual Landscapes?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
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