Environmental education in context : : an international perspective on the development of environmental education / / Neil Taylor, 3 others.

• VerfasserIn: Taylor, Neil,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands : : BRILL,, [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book presents an international perspective on environmental educational and specifically the influence that context has on this aspect of curriculum. The focus is on environmental education both formal and non formal and the factors that impact upon its effectiveness, particularly in non-Western and non-English-speaking contexts (i.e., outside the UK, USA, Australia, NZ, etc. ). An important feature of the book is that it draws upon the experiences and research from local experts from an extremely diverse cohort across the world (25 countries and 2 regions in total). The book addresses topics such as: the development of environmental education in different countries, its implementation, the influence of political, cultural, societal or religious mores; governmental or ministerial drives; economic or other pressures driving curriculum reform; the influence of external assessment regimes on environmental education, and so on.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Neil Taylor , Michael Littledyke , Chris Eames and Richard K. Coll -- Environmental Education in Context / Neil Taylor , Michael Littledyke , Chris Eames and Richard K. Coll -- Environmental Education as a Political Event in Papua New Guinea / Ann Ryan -- To Mine or not to Mine on Bougainville / Bert Jenkins and Kathy Jenkins -- Environmental Education in Fiji / Neil Taylor , Kelera Taloga and Sereana Tagivakatini -- Environmental Education in the Sultanate of Oman / Abdullah Ambusaidi and Ahmed Al-Rabaani -- Environmental Education in India / Kartikeya V. Sarabhai and Kiran B. Chhokar -- Environmental Education in a Troubled Land / Princy Selvaruby and Mike Watts -- Emerging from Limbo / Paul Pace -- Environmental Education Programs in Greek Secondary Schools / Evangelos I. Manolas -- Environmental Awareness and Challenges for Environmental Education in Poland / Joost Platje and Krystyna Słodczyk -- An Integrated Model for Environmental Education in Turkey / Muammer Çalik -- Waste Management and Disposal in Botswana / Joseph Thoko Matsoga -- Environmental Education in Botswana / Josiah O. Ajiboye -- The Status of Environmental Education in Namibia / Choshi D. Kasanda -- Environmental Education in Ethiopia / Temechegn Engida and Solomon Areaya -- Participation in School-Based Environmental Education in Tanzania / Upendo Mtaita -- Establishing Environmental Education in the Formal Curriculum in South Africa / Callie Loubser -- Addressing Climate Change in South African Business Education Curricula / Hennie Stoffberg and Paul Prinsloo -- Prospects for and Constraints to Effective Implementation of Environmental Education in Malawi / Gilbert R. Phiri -- Environmental Education in Southern and Eastern Africa / Henry Sammy Wanyama -- Environmental Education in Malaysia / Maria Salih and Noor Azlin Yahya -- Environmental Education in Context / May May Hung Cheng -- Environmental Education in Singapore / Kim Chwee Daniel Tan , Yew-Jin Lee and Aik-Ling Tan -- Helping Displaced People on the Thai-Burma Border Understand their Environmental Rights and Responsibilities / Glenda Kupczyk-Romanczuk -- Conceptions of Environmental Education in Malaysia / Mohd. Zaki Ishak , Hamzah Md. Omar and Mashitoh Yaacob -- Environmental Education in Bhutan / Wangpo Tenzin and Tom W. Maxwell -- Development of Environmental Education in Thailand Under the Philosophy of a Sufficiency Economy / Chanyah Dahsah and Tussatrin Kruatong -- Korean Students’ Environmental Literacy and the Environmental Education Program / Hye-Eun Chu and David F. Treagust -- Non-Formal Environmental Education / Nguyen Minh Hang , Do Hai Linh , Nguyen Hong Phuc and Dang Anh Nguyet -- Environmental Education in Context:Observations, Conclusions, and Some Recommendations / Neil Taylor , Michael Littledyke , Chris Eames and Richard K. Coll.