Overall Winner, SAGT (Scottish Association of Geography Teachers) Awards 2022Winner, Global Dimension Teachers’ Choice Award 2023Shortlisted, BERA Educational Research Book of the Year 2023Highly Commended, GA (Geographical Association) Publisher’s Awards 2023Sustainability Education: A Classroom Guide provides an accessible, in-depth guide and critique of sustainability education for school and university students, teachers, curriculum makers and school governors working around the world with children aged 3- to 14-years old. Informed by research findings and learning theory, it provides a progressive framework for sustainability education spanning all subject areas and applicable in a wide range of settings. There are over 180 age-related teaching ideas on topics such as conservation, health, food, wildlife, climate change, social justice and sustainable living, as well as provocative questions designed to stimulate educational debate. Written by two highly experienced UK-based educators, it draws together specially commissioned contributions from Australia, Israel, Norway, South Africa, the UK and the USA. Key concepts and links to the UN Global Goals (SDGs), are highlighted throughout. A companion website offers an extensive toolkit of specially prepared PowerPoint presentations and details of over 100 lectures, reports, picture books, websites and classroom and INSET teaching resources.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-04-21
Mått:204 x 256 x 22 mm
Vikt:840 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350262089
Utmärkelser:Commended for Geographical Association Awards 2023 (UK)

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Stephen Scoffham is Visiting Reader in Sustainability and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK and was President of the UK Geographical Association (2018-19).Steve Rawlinson is Chair of the Primary Geography Editorial Board and was President of the Geographical Association (2015-16). For many years he worked as an Initial Teacher Education Tutor at Northumbria University, UK.Contributors: Ben Ballin (Educational Consultant, UK) | Patty Born (Hamline University, USA) | Helen Clarke (Independent Scholar, @attention2place, UK) | Richard Hatwood (Denbighshire County Council, UK) | Elena Lengthorn (University of Worcester, UK) | Paula Owens (Educational Consultant, UK) | Hilde Tornby (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway) | Sharon Witt (Independent Scholar, @attention2place, UK) | Yocheved Yorkovsky (Gordon College of Education, Israel) | Natasha Ziebell (University of Melbourne, Australia)

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A highly relevant and important resource for our times. The book provides great examples of how sustainability can be woven into any primary curriculum. It is full of thoughtful and informative ideas, case studies and clarification around the misconceptions linked with sustainability education.

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AcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Exploring Sustainability1. Sustainability: A Hybrid Concept2. Sustainability, Prosperity and Well-being3. Towards a More Sustainable FuturePart II: Sustainability Education4. Teaching About Sustainability5. Curriculum Organisation and ManagementPart III: Areas of Study6. Earth in Space7. Life on Land8. A Wet Planet9. Weather and Climate10. Food and Farming11. Work, Transport and Energy12. The Global Village13. Special Places14. Citizenship, Communities and Democracy15. Pollution and Resources16. Unequal World17. Sustainable LivingPart IV: Implementation18. Designing Your Curriculum19. Sustainability Education in ActionGlossary of Key TermsReferencesIndex