Sustainable communities, sustainable environments : : the contribution of science and technology education / / David B. Zandvliet, Darrell L. Fisher (editors).

Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Environments? What is enacted when we engage with these ideas? Sustainability is a term increasingly used to describe the broader purpose and goal for education as we move further into the UN declared Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD). This...

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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2007]
2007
Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / David B. Zandvliet and Darrell L. Fisher
  • Sustainability: An Open Question / Siobhan Ashe , Michael Caulkins , Gillian Judson , Quirien Mulder ten Kate and David Zandvliet
  • "Tweaking" Conventional Science Curriculum: Addressing Synergies Between Environmental Science and a Model for Teaching Critical Thinking / Philip L. Balcaen
  • Ecological Education: Reconnecting with Nature to Promote Sustainable Behaviour / Susan Barker
  • Developing the Scientific Imagination: A Key to Sustainability? / Sean Blenkinsop and Mark Fettes
  • Introducing Eco-Justice and The Revitalization of the Commons Issues into Thinking About Environmental Education / Chet A. Bowers
  • Controversial Socio-scientific Issues in the Science Classroom: Managing Uncertainty in Climate Change Education / Joan M Chambers and Patricia Rowell
  • Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Environments: Industry Supported Professional Development in the Mineral Resource Sector / Dan Churach and Di Nichols
  • Education and Research for Sustainable Living / Bruce Johnson
  • An Earth Systems Inquiry-Based Approach Reshapes Teachers’ Beliefs about Instruction of Diverse Students / Julie Lambert , Benjamin Lester , Okhee Lee and Aurolyn Luykx
  • Creating Sustainable Online Learning Environments for Mature Age People / Stephen Quinton , Darrell Fisher , Heinz Dreher and Paul Houghton
  • Evaluating a Professional Learning in Shark Bay, Western Australia / Rowena Scott
  • A Classroom Teacher’s Reflection on Learning Sustainability / Sandra Wooltorton
  • About the Authors / David B. Zandvliet and Darrell L. Fisher
  • By the Same Author / David B. Zandvliet and Darrell L. Fisher.