Engaging Families In Environmental Education
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Engaging Families In Environmental Education
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Author : Shannon Dyck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Engaging Families In Environmental Education written by Shannon Dyck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Building Stem Skills Through Environmental Education
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Author : Schroth, Stephen T.
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2020-09-18
Building Stem Skills Through Environmental Education written by Schroth, Stephen T. and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-18 with Education categories.
Environmental studies provide an ideal opportunity for children of any age to build critical and creative thinking skills while also building skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Exploring issues related to sustainability and environmental concerns permits learners to identify problems, develop research questions, gather and analyze data, develop possible solutions, and disseminate this information to others. Despite the advantages of green education and its ability to improve student achievement, there is a gap in understanding the interplay between curriculum and instruction and how this affects teaching and learning. Building STEM Skills Through Environmental Education is an essential publication that addresses gaps in the understanding of green education and offers educators meaningful and comprehensive examples of environmental and sustainability education in the Pre-K through secondary grade levels. The book offers a unique combination of foundational understanding of green education and chapters that illustrate the principles and impact of green education across grade levels, content areas, assessment systems, instructional strategies, technology, and other related topics. It is ideally designed for educators, curriculum developers, instructional designers, advocates, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.
Young Children And The Environment
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Author : Julie Davis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-12-31
Young Children And The Environment written by Julie Davis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-31 with Education categories.
Young Children and the Environment is a practical, future-oriented resource that explores how early childhood educators can work with children, their families and wider community to tackle issues of sustainability. Now in its third edition, this seminal text covers Early Childhood Education for Sustainability, as well as the science of sustainability, public health, children's wellbeing, ethics and a broad range of environmental management topics. 'Stories from the Field' present practical ideas for early childhood educators to support their own learning and teaching in sustainability, and international case studies provide examples of how sustainability is taught to young children across the globe. Young Children and the Environment is a call to action for those who work with children to put in place practices for a sustainable future. This book is a vital resource for students and practitioners looking for guidance on how to implement change for the future of children and the environment.
Making Every Day Earth Day
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Author : Veronica Joyce Lin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Making Every Day Earth Day written by Veronica Joyce Lin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Environmental learning is an important avenue to more sustainable environmental behavior; prior research focuses heavily on formal and informal environmental education programs. Equally important, however, is understanding how children and caretakers learn in everyday life contexts, such as within the home, and how we can support environmental learning in that context. Using a learning ecology framework, I conducted a remote, two-week diary study with 58 diverse adult caretakers, asking them to engage in environmental learning moments at home with their children. Following the diary study, I also conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 caretakers to gain a deeper understanding of their perspectives, experiences, and identities. The qualitative and quantitative data from the diary study and interviews were analyzed using three different lenses, each of which are presented in individual papers. In the first paper, I present an analysis which reveals the types of activities, discussions, topics, and resources with which families engage, as well as differences by demographic groups. In the second paper, I focus the analysis on the learning moments to understand what resources parents leverage and why, how technologies can enhance exploration in the world, and how families react to two pre-selected educational climate change-related videos. In the third paper, I explore how parents themselves generate ideas about climate change and sustainability, and in particular, the role of identities, attitudes, and beliefs. At the end, I discuss methodological and theoretical contributions to the literature as well as relevant implications for designers, educators, policymakers, and researchers to support family environmental learning in the home and everyday life context.
Engage Every Family
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Author : Steven M. Constantino
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2015-11-17
Engage Every Family written by Steven M. Constantino and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Education categories.
Reach beyond theory and engage every family in student success Family engagement increases student achievement but how do schools connect with families who don’t participate yet? Educators can easily become frustrated trying to reach the disconnected and often fall back to engaging the already engaged. Is it possible to win over everyone? Discover how to move beyond theory to change your culture for better family engagement and student achievement. Through practical steps, reflections, and case studies, you will discover and address: How and where family engagement breaks down, and How to create a truly inviting culture for successful community and family partnerships
Young Children And The Environment
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Author : Julie Davis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-12-31
Young Children And The Environment written by Julie Davis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-31 with Education categories.
This text is a practical resource that explores how early childhood educators can work to tackle issues of sustainability.
Education In Times Of Environmental Crises
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Author : Ken Winograd
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-14
Education In Times Of Environmental Crises written by Ken Winograd and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-14 with Education categories.
The core assumption of this book is the interconnectedness of humans and nature, and that the future of the planet depends on humans’ recognition and care for this interconnectedness. This comprehensive resource supports the work of pre-service and practicing elementary teachers as they teach their students to be part of the world as engaged citizens, advocates for social and ecological justice. Challenging readers to more explicitly address current environmental issues with students in their classrooms, the book presents a diverse set of topics from a variety of perspectives. Its broad social/cultural perspective emphasizes that social and ecological justice are interrelated. Coverage includes descriptions of environmental education pedagogies such as nature-based experiences and place-based studies; peace-education practices; children doing environmental activism; and teachers supporting children emotionally in times of climate disruption and tumult. The pedagogies described invite student engagement and action in the public sphere. Children are represented as ‘agents of change’ engaged in social and environmental issues and problems through their actions both local and global.
Prek 8 Environmental Education Activity Guide
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-05
Prek 8 Environmental Education Activity Guide written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05 with categories.
Examining The Influence Of The Urban Environment On Parent S Time Energy And Resources For Engagement In Their Children S Learning
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Author : Carrie L. Makarewicz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Examining The Influence Of The Urban Environment On Parent S Time Energy And Resources For Engagement In Their Children S Learning written by Carrie L. Makarewicz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Decades of research have shown that parents play a critical role in their children's education and learning, particularly if they engage with their children's education at home, get involved in their children's schools, and involve their children in community-based activities and programs that provide additional types of learning and socialization. However, research has also identified that barriers in the urban environment often prevent parents from being more fully engaged, including barriers related to transportation, housing, and neighborhood safety. These urban environmental barriers are rarely mentioned in the current school reform debates, nor are there detailed analyses of how actual environmental issues present barriers to parents. This dissertation fills this gap by examining how the urban environment affects parents' time, energy, and resources for engagement in their children's learning. Parent engagement is influenced by the parent's personal characteristics, beliefs, and capabilities, which provide the motivation and skills for engagement. Given the decision to engage, time and resource constraints imposed by family demands, employment, or the external environment affect whether the parent can pursue opportunities for engagement. The school environment, culture, or programs for parents may determine whether a parent feels comfortable getting involved and has information on how to be involved. Community and social supports may also encourage engagement by helping parents to meet their basic needs, thereby increasing time and resources for engagement, or by providing education and training, or emotional and social ties that affect their motivation to be engaged. In order to account for each of the various influences on parent engagement, a mixed-methods case study approach was used to assess environmental contexts as well as personal influences. Parents in 70 families residing in low- and mixed-income neighborhoods of Oakland, CA completed a take-home survey and a two-day time use diary, and were interviewed in person. The data collected covered personal background, education, household expenditures, housing history and residential location choices, current and past employment, daily activities and transportation patterns, engagement activities with their children, satisfaction with the school, and future plans for themselves and their children. The semi-structured interviews allowed for in-depth explanations about how engagement fit with the rest of their responsibilities and what types of supports allowed them to engage, or prevented them from engaging more. The study approach brought together research on parent engagement with research on activity spaces, accessibility, and time budgets, and added detailed neighborhood conditions data and travel data on trips, distances, and modes. Statistical analyses of the data were complemented with in-depth qualitative information from the parent interviews. From the statistical time-use analysis, the study confirmed that parent engagement is influenced by a mix of personal, external and school factors. At the personal level, there were significant and positive associations with at-home learning and at-school involvement by income, and at-home learning by employment. Parents with longer work hours reduced their time on sleep, personal care, and leisure to allow for parental engagement. Car ownership was negatively associated with time spent on care and organizing for children, but there was no association with at-home learning or school involvement. Parents whose children attended a neighborhood school spent more time on care and organizing for their children, and if the school was less than 1.3 miles from home, they spent more time on school involvement and care and organizing. The age of children also mattered, as expected, with parents of younger children spending more time on engagement activities at home, such as reading with their children. In contrast to other studies, there was no association by education level or race and ethnicity in terms of time spent on parent engagement, although there were differences by other daily time uses, mostly related to fewer work hours. The qualitative analysis helped to define the mechanisms behind these associations. In particular, low household incomes led to high housing mobility, and the associated time and costs cut into parents' time for engagement, job searches, and personal development. School choice was also a major factor that interacted with income. Low income parents who chose schools distant from home to improve their children's academic opportunities had trouble affording the time, costs, and logistics of traveling to school and other destinations, due to slow and unreliable transit and the high costs of gasoline. Traveling after dark was also a barrier for families who lived in high crime areas. In contrast, neighborhood community development and involvement in community organizations or with social service providers provided positive supports for parents of all income levels. Active participation in a community organization that provided a variety of training programs for low-income mothers helped to explain why parents with less than a high school education were actively engaged with their children's learning. Improving student outcomes in the U.S. requires not only providing excellent in-school resources, but also removing the barriers and providing the additional supports that parents need to manage their multiple roles including their important role as educators of their children. Using a lens of parent engagement together with one of urban planning and policy has been shown to provide new insights into the roles planners can play in helping to improve education. If parents' daily needs for travel, housing and social supports are not met, they cannot meet their children's educational needs. Planners who design and seek to improve transit service, increase the supply of affordable housing in safe and accessible neighborhoods, and provide for community development thus can help improve parental involvement.
Children S Participation
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Author : Roger A. Hart
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-11
Children S Participation written by Roger A. Hart and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-11 with Political Science categories.
People's relationship to nature is the greatest issue facing the world at the turn of the millennium, and all over the world young people have shown enormous enthusiasm for environmental action. Many countries are radically reassessing both the role of citizens in managing their environment and the rights and responsibilities of children to be involved in shaping their own and their communities' futures. This book, by one of the world's leading authorities on environmental education, is written in the conviction that children can play a valuable and lasting role in sustainable development, if their participation is taken seriously and planned with thought for their developing capabilities and unique strengths. Through direct participation, children can develop a genuine appreciation of democracy and a sense of their own competence and responsibility. The planning, design, monitoring and management of the physical environment is an ideal domain for their participation, in part because their commitment to it is so strong. The book is for planners, educationalists and environmentalists, introducing the theory and the practice of children's participation, and its importance for developing democracy and sustainable communities. It emphasises genuine participation, where children are themselves involved in defining problems and acting as reflective, critical participants in issues affecting their communities. The 'environment' is interpreted broadly to include, for example, the planning of housing areas and the management of playgrounds. Detailed case studies are provided from urban and rural, poor and middle class communities from both the North and South. For teachers, group facilitators and community leaders, it presents organising principles, successful models, practical techniques and resources for involving young people in environmental projects.