Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Plants (Botany) | 3 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Biology | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Classification | 1 |
| Competition | 1 |
| Concept Formation | 1 |
| Corporations | 1 |
| Critical Literacy | 1 |
| Data Collection | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Barman, Charles R. | 1 |
| Barman, Natalie S. | 1 |
| McNair, Shannan | 1 |
| Pierce, Clayton | 1 |
| Soyibo, Kola | 1 |
| Stein, Mary | 1 |
| Ugwu, Okechukwu | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
Education Level
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Canada | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkPierce, Clayton – Environmental Education Research, 2015
This paper attempts to answer this question: what should ecoliteracy mean in a biocapitalist society? The author situates his analysis of this question within the general context of the neoliberal reconstruction of education in the US. Specifically, focus is given to the shared model of governmentality GE food industries and education policies…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Environmental Education, Critical Literacy, Models
Ugwu, Okechukwu; Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2004
The first objective of this study was to investigate if the experimental students' post-test knowledge of nutrition and plant reproduction would be improved more significantly than that of their control group counterparts based on their treatment, attitudes to science, self-esteem, gender and socio-economic background. Treatment involved teaching…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Scientific Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Performance Tests
Barman, Charles R.; Stein, Mary; Barman, Natalie S.; McNair, Shannan – Science and Children, 2003
Last fall, "Science and Children" invited kindergarten to grade eight teachers to participate in a study investigating students' ideas about plants and plant growth (Barman et al. 2002). Two hundred twenty-seven individuals from 16 states in the United States, one U.S. Territory, and one Canadian Province responded to this invitation and…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers
