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Sok, Serey; Chhinh, Nyda; Cheb, Hoeurn; Bo, Chankoulika; Nguonphan, Pheakdey – International Journal of Educational Management, 2023
Purpose: This study analyzes the significance of various attributes of developmental psychology developed by male and female students within higher education institutions (HEIs) in Cambodia. It also focuses on the mismatch between planned enrollments and the final selection of a course, and the knowledge and skills accessed during the study.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, College Admission, Educational Quality
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Portia Miller; Rebekah Levine Coley; Lorraine Blatt; Bryn Spielvogel; Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Individual characteristics of neighborhood context, like concentrated socioeconomic disadvantage, are associated with children's cognitive development, including their academic skill development and executive functions. However, questions remain regarding how neighborhood structural, process, and physical features uniquely predict children's…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Manca Sustarsic; Sothy Eng; Nancy Ooki; Heather Greenwood – Journal of Youth Development, 2023
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the multi-level educational intervention among youth in a low-income, remote community in Hawai'i, United States. The program aided with middle schoolers' transition into adulthood through youth-adult partnerships, teen mentoring, and community sustainability. Drawing upon social capital framework, we…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Transitional Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Sustainable Development
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Putland, Jennifer; Hoeberechts, Maia; Pelz, Monika; Hudson, Lauren; Tolmie, Cody; Carrasquilla-Henao, Mauricio – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2021
Formal climate education without consideration of the ocean is incomplete. The effectiveness of a new climate lesson for youth that includes the ocean-climate nexus was examined by delivering the lesson to nine classes situated in separate British Columbia, Canada public schools and assessing the students' understanding of basic climate concepts…
Descriptors: Oceanography, Climate, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
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Chi Hong Nguyen; Danh Thanh Ly – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Target 4.7 in Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) aims to ensure that education is equally accessible to all genders who are taught to appreciate human rights and cultural diversity as global citizens. Understanding and sympathy for intercultural differences become important in higher education. With a focus on the foundations and dimensions of…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Exchange Programs, Sustainable Development, Cultural Awareness
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Sukhontapatipak, Chutamas; Srikosamatara, Sompoad – Journal of Biological Education, 2012
Providing undergraduate biology students with ecological knowledge and environmental awareness is critical for developing professionalism in sustainable development. In addition to the cognitive and psychomotor development, outdoor ecological exercises combining place-based education and experiential learning can stimulate the affective domain of…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Student Attitudes, Action Research, Experiential Learning
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Barraza, Laura; Robottom, Ian – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2008
In this decade of Education for Sustainable Development, it is timely to consider the methodological issues associated with researching this topic not only with adults but also with the young children who, as members of the next generation, will experience the success or otherwise of current environmental sustainability efforts. We argue that it…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Adults
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Keen, Cheryl; Baldwin, Elizabeth – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
Community-based research has been suggested as a particularly effective form of service learning in college-community collaborations. This paper reviews findings from interviews with alumni/ae and community partners of an environmental and economic sustainability center at Allegheny College in Northwest Pennsylvania, the Center for Economic and…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Water Quality, Research Projects, Energy Conservation
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Lixiang, Zhu – Chinese Education and Society, 2004
In this article, the author emphasizes that the fundamental goal of environmental education in middle school is to establish the correct environmental awareness by teaching students that is vital to our survival to love nature and to take care of the environment. In other words, one should help students establish the correct outlook on nature,…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Environmental Education, Middle Schools, Concept Teaching