The phenomenon of globalization is now recognized as a key factor in the post-modern civilization and touches every citizen of our planet. Issues of globalization currently appear in nearly all disciplines and research areas. Interest in globalization, its manifestations and trends are reinforced by..
This collection of curriculum studies in environmental education brings together scholars to examine key perspectives, understandings and changes in this field of study. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Curriculum Studies. _x005F_x000D_..
Diverse Pedagogies of Place presents eight original place-responsive pedagogies that address a question of paramount importance in today’s world: how do we educate the next generation of students to confront the challenges of global climate change and the on-going degradation of natural environments..
In this innovative, cogent, solution-focused presentation of her concept of sustainable happiness, Catherine O’Brien outlines how the leading recommendations for transforming education can be integrated within a vision of well-being for all...
Challenging pre-service and practicing elementary teachers to more explicitly address current environmental issues with students in their classrooms, this book presents a diverse set of topics from a variety of perspectives. Coverage includes descriptions of range of environmental, social justice, a..
Providing you with simple tools and techniques to bring order and control to your personal and professional life, this book will increase your productivity and decrease your stress...
Sustainability at Work is a go-to reference for those who want to have both successful careers and careers that make a positive difference in society...
Sustainability at Work is a go-to reference for those who want to have both successful careers and careers that make a positive difference in society...
In order to create truly sustainable universities, we require new methods of visualizing and interpreting them holistically as institutions built on complex relationships and systems, rather than as individual departments and people operating independently. This book uses a systemic structural const..
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The book explores the ways in which teachers across the world are currently working together in professional learning communities (PLCs) to generate meaningful change and innovation in order to transform pedagogy and practice. It argues that through collective action and collaborative ..
This ground breaking volume addresses the history, theoretical influences, practices and impact of development education in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. Development education is a mechanism for ensuring differing voices and perspectives are reflected within education, particularly tho..