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Pierce, Clayton – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2012
This article investigates the biopolitical dimensions that have grown out of the union between biocapitalism and current science education reform in the US. Drawing on science and technology study theorists, I utilize the analytics of promissory valuation and salvationary discourses to understand how scientific literacy in the neo-Sputnik era has…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Biological Sciences, Science Education, Economic Impact
Smith, Korydon H. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Curiosity is often considered the foundation of learning. There is, however, little understanding of how (or if) pedagogy in higher education affects student curiosity, especially in the studio setting of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. This study used mixed-methods to investigate curiosity among design students in the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Interior Design, Architecture, Student Interests
Roman, Harry T. – Technology Teacher, 2010
Greenhouses are marvelous devices, allowing one to enjoy the flower spectacle of summer all year round. At night, greenhouses use supplemental heat to keep the fragile plants warm. Over the last 30 years, greenhouse technology has undergone many changes, with the structures being automated and monitored and low-cost plastic structures emerging as…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Horticulture, Environmental Education, Engineering Technology
Martin, Frank Edgerton – Planning for Higher Education, 2011
Several of the campus heritage plans funded by the Getty Foundation served as laboratories for applying the relatively new field of cultural landscape preservation to campus planning. With a strong landscape component, the heritage plans of The University of Kansas, Cranbrook Academy, the University of California, Berkeley, and elsewhere remind…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Educational Facilities Planning, College Environment
Reyes-Garcia, Victoria; Kightley, Eric; Ruiz-Mallen, Isabel; Fuentes-Pelaez, Nuria; Demps, Katie; Huanca, Tomas; Martinez-Rodriguez, Maria Ruth – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Schooling and the knowledge acquired at school have been considered both a cause of loss of indigenous knowledge (because it opens pathways to the non-indigenous world and worldviews) and a potential remedy to its demise (if educational curricula is aligned with indigenous realities by giving instruction in local languages and incorporating local…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Cultural Pluralism, Environment, Foreign Countries
Onorato, P.; Mascheretti, P.; DeAmbrosis, A. – European Journal of Physics, 2011
In this paper a simplified two-parameter model of the greenhouse effect on the Earth is developed, starting from the well known two-layer model. It allows both the analysis of the temperatures of the inner planets, by focusing on the role of the greenhouse effect, and a comparison between the temperatures the planets should have in the absence of…
Descriptors: Physics, Climate, Horticulture, Models
Gray, Katti – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2010
This article discusses the reasons that drive minorities and the less well-off to adopt urban farming revolution in Baltimore and other places in the U.S. People in Baltimore kept tending the three crop-yielding hoop greenhouses, delighting that it delivered back to them edibles not readily found in the area and definitely not at prices affordable…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Minority Groups, Urban Areas, Food
Keeler, Rusty – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2009
The Tree Circle is a green gathering area for children made by planting trees in a circle. For children, the Tree Circle becomes a magical place for dramatic play, quiet retreat, or lively nature exploration. For teachers and parents it becomes a shady grove for snacks and stories. The trees create a sweet spot that changes during the seasons and…
Descriptors: Play, Outdoor Education, Forestry, Horticulture
Toolin, Regina; Watson, Anne – Science Teacher, 2010
At Montpelier High School (MHS) in Vermont, students are accustomed to making changes in their school and community. Over the last six years, MHS students have participated in the Annual Winooski River Cleanup Project, the construction of a solar-powered greenhouse that provides produce for the school's cafeteria, and a thriving composting program…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Horticulture, Conservation Education, Sustainable Development
Cohen, LeoNora M. – Roeper Review, 2011
"Natural acceleration" happens through an internal fire that burns to learn and may transcend school boundaries. Based on their passionate interests and connections with a domain, children who hunger for domain understandings outside school curricula require different types of acceleration, motivated by these interests. The lifeworks,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Interests, Creativity, Learning Motivation
Gittell, Ross – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Economic vitality and environmental protection have long been linked in New England, and will be again with efforts to address climate change in the region. There is an emerging body of literature to support the potential economic benefits of a so-called "green economy" in the region and the nation. In New Hampshire, economic studies of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Environmental Education, Energy Conservation, Energy
Lans, Thomas; Biemans, Harm; Mulder, Martin; Verstegen, Jos – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2010
An important assumption of entrepreneurial competence is that (at least part of) it can be learned and developed. However, human resources development (HRD) practices aimed at further strengthening and developing small-business owner-managers' entrepreneurial competence are complex and underdeveloped. A multisource assessment of owner-managers'…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Entrepreneurship, Competence, Administrators
McEwan, Cheryl; Bek, David – Journal of Rural Studies, 2009
Despite recent critical analyses of the nature and impacts of social and environmental certification, the increasingly complex landscape of voluntary, industry and third-party codes and certification processes that have emerged in specific sectors is poorly understood. In particular, little is known about the potential threats posed by an…
Descriptors: Certification, Horticulture, Ethics, Social Responsibility
Wiedeman-Rouse, Teri – ProQuest LLC, 2012
There is great concern by teachers, school administrators and parents regarding the increase in the number of preschool-aged students who exhibit challenging behavior in early childhood settings (Benedict, Horner & Squires 2007), need for early intervention procedures that focus on young children who may be at risk for developing patterns of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention
Liarakou, Georgia; Athanasiadis, Ilias; Gavrilakis, Costas – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate what Greek secondary school students (grades 8 and 11) believe about the greenhouse effect and climate change. A total of 626 students completed a closed-form questionnaire consisting of statements regarding the causes, impacts and solutions for this global environmental issue. The possible influence of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness, Information Sources, Grade 8