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Robottom, Ian – Research in Science Education, 2012
In the past decade, we have seen the well-established discourse of environmental education (EE) supplanted by that of education for sustainability (EfS). In some ways this change in terminology has been no more than a slogan change, with the actual educational practices associated with EfS little changed from those qualified by EE (Campbell and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Environmental Education, Science and Society, Educational Practices
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Robottom, Ian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Discussed is the issue of the appropriateness of applied science approaches to evaluation in environmental education. The relationships between characteristics of applied science approaches to evaluation and the special characteristics of environmental education are explored. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Problems
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Markowitz, Neil; Robottom, Ian – Journal of Environmental Education, 1987
Presents an account of developments in an environmental education course for practicing teachers in Australia. Reports on some of the changes that have taken place in the course and the cyclic revision patterns that have occurred between the course's theoretical rationale and its practical embodiment. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Gough, Annette Greenall; Robottom, Ian – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Reports on a project with five schools in which students and teachers engaged in participatory research of water resources and water quality. Describes the student-teacher interaction, a computer network linking the project to an international conference on water quality, and the impact on local public opinion about water resources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cognitive Style, Community Action, Computer Uses in Education