A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Environmental Education

A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Environmental Education

Author: Wisconsin. Environmental Education Curriculum Development Task Force

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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How to develop a comprehensive, school districtwide K-12 environmental education (EE) curriculum plan. It covers developing a philosophy, goal statements, a curricular framework, instructional strategies, an evaluation plan, and includes a planning checklist for environmental educators.


Curriculum Development

Curriculum Development

Author: Bill Boyle

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2016-06-20

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1473944104

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Curriculum and curriculum issues are at the heart of current debates about schooling, pedagogy and learning. This book will enable practitioners, scholars and academics to understand how to re-design or to suggest changes to curriculum structure, shape and content. Grounded in theory and philosophy, the book also offers practical help in grasping this controversial area. Inside, the authors: provide practical planning templates support and provoke analysis, discussion and experimentation include definitions of key terms and reflective questions incorporate practical examples and case material based on their work worldwide on curriculum design and evaluation.


Environmental Education for Sustainability

Environmental Education for Sustainability

Author: Mauri Ahlberg

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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The book deals with the matter of environmental education applied to education for sustainability, taking into account formal and non-formal education contexts and bearing in mind the relationship between environmental quality and quality of life. The ideas, experiences and perspectives presented by the various specialists contributing to the book, from various geographical regions, provide an overview of the diversity of approaches used internationally in the field of environmental education and supply background information on the different problems inherent to this field, as well as a bird's eye perspective on the initiatives, projects and concrete action on the ground.


Higher Education and Sustainable Development

Higher Education and Sustainable Development

Author: Cheryl Desha

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 113466558X

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Responding to the global and unprecedented challenge of capacity building for twenty-first century life, this book is a practical guide for tertiary education institutions to quickly and effectively renew the curriculum towards education for sustainable development. The book begins by exploring why curriculum change has been so slow. It then describes a model for rapid curriculum renewal, highlighting the important roles of setting timeframes, formal and informal leadership, and key components and action strategies. The second part of the book provides detailed coverage of six core elements that have been trialled and peer reviewed by institutions around the world: raising awareness among staff and students mapping graduate attributes auditing the curriculum developing niche degrees, flagship courses and fully integrated programs engaging and catalysing community and student markets integrating curriculum with green campus operations. With input from more than seventy academics and grounded in engineering education experiences, this book will provide academic staff with tools and insights to rapidly align program offerings with the needs of present and future generations of students.