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The Inclusion of Environmental Education in Science Teacher Education
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Description for The Inclusion of Environmental Education in Science Teacher Education
Hardcover. This volume focuses on the integration of environmental education into science teacher education. It examines and discusses environmental education foundations and pedagogical principles, and the integration of technology to promote environmental education. Editor(s): Bodzin, Alec M.; Shiner Klein, Beth; Weaver, Starlin. Series: ASTE Series in Science Education. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNU; JNV; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1600.
In the coming decades, the general public will be required ever more often to understand complex environmental issues, evaluate proposed environmental plans, and understand how individual decisions affect the environment at local to global scales. Thus it is of fundamental importance to ensure that higher quality education about these ecological issues raises the environmental literacy of the general public. In order to achieve this, teachers need to be trained as well as classroom practice enhanced. This volume focuses on the integration of environmental education into science teacher education. The book begins by providing readers with foundational knowledge of environmental education ... Read more
In the coming decades, the general public will be required ever more often to understand complex environmental issues, evaluate proposed environmental plans, and understand how individual decisions affect the environment at local to global scales. Thus it is of fundamental importance to ensure that higher quality education about these ecological issues raises the environmental literacy of the general public. In order to achieve this, teachers need to be trained as well as classroom practice enhanced. This volume focuses on the integration of environmental education into science teacher education. The book begins by providing readers with foundational knowledge of environmental education ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Condition
New
Series
ASTE Series in Science Education
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048192212
SKU
V9789048192212
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99-15
Reviews for The Inclusion of Environmental Education in Science Teacher Education
From the reviews: “The book offers varied, useful and often universal insights to those working in pre-service science teacher preparation and to those advocating for an integrated environmental education perspective in teacher training. … the book provides a much needed consideration of the inclusion of EE in pre-service science teacher education, particularly at a time when science and technology ... Read more