Environmental Education and the New Curriculum for Wales: An Evaluation of How a Family of Schools in a Rural Area Used a Theory of Change Approach

Autor/in	Jones, Verity
Titel	Environmental Education and the New Curriculum for Wales: An Evaluation of How a Family of Schools in a Rural Area Used a Theory of Change Approach
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 29 (2023) 3, S.392-409 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jones, Verity)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2022.2137470
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Curriculum Development; Foreign Countries; Rural Schools; Educational Change; Theories; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Faculty Development; Teacher Attitudes; United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Ausland; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Bildungsreform; Theory; Theorie; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	This paper evaluates an Environmental Education programme where the barriers and opportunities for professional development, access to specialist resources, provision through technology and partnership are considered within the context of Wales and the demands of a new curriculum. The findings reflect on the first three years of an education programme that uses a Theory of Change framework to plan for learning with 9-11 year olds in Wales, UK. Drawing on qualitative individual and group interviews with teachers and pupils across six schools, the successes and challenges of this framework are presented. I suggest that combining a Theory of Change framework with a Capability Approach--focussing on values and agency--offers a more useful planning tool for curriculums developing strategies where teacher agency is encouraged--compared to using one approach alone. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01