Beyond Contradiction: Exploring the Work of Secondary Science Teachers as They Embed Environmental Education in Curricula

Autor/in	Steele, Astrid
Titel	Beyond Contradiction: Exploring the Work of Secondary Science Teachers as They Embed Environmental Education in Curricula
Quelle	In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 6 (2011) 1, S.1-22 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306-3065
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Action Research; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Science Teachers; Science Curriculum; Science Education; Teaching Methods; Secondary School Science; Interdisciplinary Approach; Faculty Development; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Projektforschung; Ethnografie; Ausland; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Kanada
Abstract	Traditional secondary science education draws on markedly different pedagogies than those made use of in contemporary environmental education, therefore, embedding environmental education within secondary science curriculum presents both epistemological and practical difficulties for teachers. This ethnographic study examines the work of six secondary science teachers in Northern Ontario, Canada, as they engage in an action research project focused on merging environmental education in their science lessons. Over the course of five months the teachers examine and discuss their views and their professional development related to the project. In the place of definitive conclusions, six propositions relating the work of secondary science teachers to environmental education, form the basis for a discussion of the implications of the study. The implications are particularly relevant to secondary schools in Ontario, Canada, where the embedding of environmental education in science studies has been mandated. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Education, 14280 Golkoy-Bolu, Turkey. e-mail: editorijese@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijese.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10