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Jones, David R. – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Although researchers chorus the need to support graduate students toward higher levels of writing proficiency, their findings lack a holistic model for doing so. A model emerges upon scrutiny of the factors that have been implicated in supporting writing proficiency. In the proposed model, a socialization theory fits as a proximal process into the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Writing Ability
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Simonov, Yuriy V.; Svetkina, Irina A.; Kryuchkov, Konstantin V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Relevance of the studied problem is caused by the fact that stability of natural ecosystems strongly depends on functioning of their destructive block which closes a biological circulation. The organisms that ensure functioning of the destructive block are very different and numerous. All of them partly supplement, partly duplicate functions of…
Descriptors: Ecology, Biology, Plants (Botany), Soil Science
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Molderez, Ingrid – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: There is a growing call for novel approaches in education with respect to sustainable development. Transformative learning lacks empirical research. This paper responds to that gap and aims at analysing how transformative learning nurtures ecological thinking. Design/methodology/approach: The "Students Swap Stuff" sustainability…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Ecological Factors, Thinking Skills, Sustainable Development
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Yastibas, Ahmet Erdost – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2021
The new geological epoch, the Anthropocene reveals the negative impacts of human activities on the environment, which makes environmental education significant to deal with the negative effects of people on the environment and sustain the environment for the future of the world. As a branch of education, English language teaching (ELT) can…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Course Content
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Goldman, Daphne; Alkaher, Iris; Aram, Iggy – Journal of Environmental Education, 2021
Making people aware of the interconnections between personal consumerism and its environmental consequences is fundamental for motivating them to engage in more environmentally responsible consumption practices. This interpretive study, conducted in 2018, explored how transformative sustainability learning is implemented in waste education…
Descriptors: Recycling, Consumer Economics, Ecological Factors, Environmental Education
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Eugenio-Gozalbo, Marcia; Ramos-Truchero, Guadalupe; Suárez-López, Rafael – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Gardens are being used at all educational stages, because they provide with a real-world context for active and experiential learning. In Spain, there exists a movement in favor of their incorporation to higher education for a variety of purposes but prevalently as an innovative resource to teach sciences to pre-service teachers. The…
Descriptors: Gardening, Horticulture, Foods Instruction, Nutrition Instruction
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Jones, Rob – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
While the term 'student experience' is used widely in universities, it is remarkably under-developed as a construct in the academic literature. This paper addresses this gap by proposing a conceptual framework for the student experience of undergraduate students. The approach taken is to identify the key influences that shape the student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Ecological Factors, Learner Engagement
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O'Rourke, Thomas W. – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to update and enhance the 1989 Association for Health Education (AAHE) Scholar presentation, "Reflections on Directions in Health Education: Implications for Policy and Practice," at the American Association for Health Education (AAHE) National Convention in Boston. It describes and complements the notion of…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Health Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Tolbert, Sara; Mackey, Glynne; Manning, Richard; Hayward, Bronwyn; Carter, Huhana-Suzanne – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2020
In this article, we discuss the importance of developing the skills of ecological citizenship for teachers and students. In particular we consider how we can support teaching practice to develop the skills of social agency and ecoliteracy. We argue that these skills are essential for building teacher and student capabilities to co-create…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Climate, Anxiety, Environmental Education
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Secore, Scott – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2018
The reasons a student may choose a particular institution when seeking a postsecondary education are many. So, too, are the reasons students may opt to persist at their chosen institutions. However, a sense of belonging and a strong emotional connection often supply students all the incentive they need. College campus environments play a pivotal…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Choice, Academic Persistence, College Students
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Lampi, Jodi P.; Wilson, Nancy Effinger; Armstrong, Sonya L. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2018
In this article, the authors report on a study designed to explore college students' experiences in two writing environments, or ecologies: a media-free, silent zone and a media-saturated zone. Participants shared varying reactions to both environments. Some individuals found media distracting while writing, and others found it to be an energy…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Student Experience, Educational Environment
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Matsumoto, Hiroo; Tsuneda, Miho M. – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of early literacy beliefs held by early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers in Japan by developing a novel scale. We believed that overviewing ECEC teachers' beliefs about early literacy from ecological perspectives would contribute to understanding the underlying factors influencing the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Léger, Michel T.; Martin, Shawn – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
Living sustainably is not easy for urban families. This mixed method collective case study looks to explore the development of habitual ecological action in families living in an urban setting, a context of socio-ecological transformation rarely examined in social science and environmental education. Given the ever-increasing popularity of social…
Descriptors: Social Media, Sustainable Development, Urban Culture, Urban Population
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Rios, Clementina; Neilson, Alison Laurie; Menezes, Isabel – Journal of Environmental Education, 2021
The global COVID-19 public health crisis has driven policies of lockdowns and social distancing that have had negative social and economic impacts, worsening inequalities and social exclusions, and mixed environmental impacts. This study engaged children from schools with diverse environmental pedagogies in online focus groups about nature and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Childrens Attitudes, Children
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Klein, Sara; Watted, Shefa; Zion, Michal – Environmental Education Research, 2021
This study focuses on the impact of an intergenerational sustainability leadership project on the development of students' environmental literacy. The project involved high-school students and older adults in the community who learned and worked together on environmental issues developing original initiatives over a period of three years. The…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, School Community Programs, High School Students, Adolescents
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