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Ballard, Heidi L.; Belsky, Jill M. – Environmental Education Research, 2010
How can a participatory approach to research promote environmental learning and enhance social-ecological systems resilience? Participatory action research (PAR) is an approach to research that its' supporters claim can foster new knowledge, learning, and action to support positive social and environmental change through reorienting the standard…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Action Research, Self Efficacy, Disadvantaged
Kilman, Carrie – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
When English language learners (ELLs) don't speak in class or make friends outside their language group, teachers often attribute the problem in the student's cultural background. It's possible, however, that the method of teaching ELLs is part of the problem. A growing number of schools are trying to roll back that problem by launching…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Cultural Background, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking