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Keay, Jeanne K.; Carse, Nicola; Jess, Mike – Professional Development in Education, 2019
This article explores how ideas from complexity and ecological thinking have the potential to act as a conceptual lens to help us better understand, design and support teachers' long-term professional learning. Using primary physical education (PPE) as a curriculum context, the challenges of contemporary professional learning, particularly within…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Physical Education Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Skills
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Eser Kim – Religious Education, 2024
This research explores the climate crisis as a pedagogical opportunity in youth ministry by analyzing interactions with nature. While nature-related activities are common, they often reflect consumer culture, treating the Earth as a didactic tool rather than fostering a profound connection and commitment to eco-justice. By critically examining…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Schools, Youth, Adolescent Attitudes
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Altmeyer, Stefan – Journal of Religious Education, 2021
There is a widely accepted consensus that religious education, together with all other school subjects, should contribute to the goals of education for sustainable development. As a result, theoretical models have been developed to profile what the specific contributions of religious education might be. However, the question whether religious…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Role of Education, Religious Factors, Ecological Factors
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Adjei, Rita; Addaney, Michael; Danquah, Leslie – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to determine the impact of resource use behaviours of students of a public university in Ghana on ecological sustainability. It examines the land area required to provide the resources used and also to assimilate the wastes produced. It also suggests an effective way to initiate participative discussions on environmental…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Wastes
Christina Joy Merz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explored ways in which the development and implementation of an online professional development experience for secondary science teachers might shift teacher perspectives, understandings, and practices surrounding the integration of socio-ecological justice learning (SEJL) into their classrooms, courses, and curricula. This…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Professional Development, Secondary Education, Science Teachers
Jessica C. Enyioha – ProQuest LLC, 2021
High school college advisors have a crucial role in providing college access for underserved students, yet there is little known about how they are prepared and supported in their positions. A multiple case study (Baxter & Jack, 2008) was conducted to examine the varying ecological factors that directly and indirectly impact college advisors'…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Counselors, School Counseling, Counselor Role
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Damsa, Crina; Nerland, Monika; Andreadakis, Zacharias E. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
This paper argues for the need to develop a relational, emergent and plural understanding of learning spaces. We take an ecological perspective on learning, which allows us to conceptualize learning spaces as (co-)constructed by learners; emerging through learners' practices, interactions and activities; and facilitated by pedagogical…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Ecological Factors, Affordances
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Durmus, Esen; Kinaci, Müserref Kübra – Review of International Geographical Education, 2021
In the century we live in, the level of environmental awareness, environmental knowledge, and ecological literacy of Social Studies teacher education candidates is of great importance to raise individuals who possess high ecological culture and environmental sensitivity. The research was carried out with a phenomenological pattern from qualitative…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness
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Gazzaz, Nabeel M.; Aldeseet, Bassam A. – World Journal of Education, 2021
Introduction of climate change (CC) courses in universities is critical for helping future generations and leaders in recognizing the global challenges of CC and finding ways for adapting with it. People's knowledge of CC can influence success of any planned CC mitigation and adaptation programs and activities. Thereupon, it is vital for…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Climate, World Problems, Environmental Education
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Ürey, Mustafa; Çolak, Kerem; Bozdemir Yüzbasioglu, Hafife; Kaymakci, Selahattin – International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the prospective science and social studies teachers' knowledge of and misconceptions about atmospheric environmental problems. In this study, the causal-comparative design was used. The sample of the study consisted of 441 prospective science and social studies teachers studying at faculties of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Social Studies, Science Teachers, Knowledge Level
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Dupuis, Roxanne; Kinsey, Eliza Whiteman; Spergel, Jonathan M.; Brown-Whitehorn, Terri; Graves, Amy; Samuelson, Kate; Epstein, Caleb; Mollen, Cynthia; Cannuscio, Carolyn C. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Approximately 8% of schoolchildren in the United States experience potentially life-threatening food allergies. They must diligently avoid allergenic foods and have prompt access to epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis. These prevention strategies must be sustained without interruption, posing a range of challenges at school. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Food, Allergy, Self Management, Peer Relationship
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Wang, Chia-Ling – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2019
Symbiosis is a biological phenomenon in which two dissimilar organisms coexist for mutual subsistence. The concept of symbiosis can be employed to foster mutual learning. In this paper, the idea of symbiotic learning is explored. To achieve this purpose, the concept of symbiosis is interpreted from a philosophical perspective, which is primarily…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Informal Education, Ecological Factors
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Jacqui Lees – Early Childhood Folio, 2024
This article draws from a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative research project that aimed to explore how three early childhood centres support children to experience and learn about their local area, including its stories, geology, biodiversity, and cultural meanings. The project helps children envision socioecological futures. This article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Place Based Education
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Yildirim, Filiz; Öztürk, Hatice; Abukan, Bilge – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the views of social workers concerning theoretical and practical courses covering their professional responsibilities, focussing on sustainable development and the natural environment. It also investigates the impact on their attitudes towards sustainable development referencing their adoption of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, College Graduates, Attitudes
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Falkenberg, Thomas; Ukasoanya, Grace; Krepski, Heather – McGill Journal of Education, 2021
What does it mean for students to flourish (to be well) in school, what school ecology would this require, and what capabilities to live a flourishing life should schools help students develop? In this article, we report on a study that inquired into these three questions from the perspective of the students themselves, which is a perspective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Well Being, Self Concept
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