Accommodating environmental controversies in the classroom curriculum: too hot to handle or opportunities for deep learning?
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Article Title | Accommodating environmental controversies in the classroom curriculum: too hot to handle or opportunities for deep learning? |
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ERA Journal ID | 40474 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McLaine, John (Author) and Dowden, Tony (Author) |
Journal Title | The Social Educator |
Journal Citation | 29 (2), pp. 22-29 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 1328-3480 |
Web Address (URL) | http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=189291;res=AEIPT |
Abstract | Studies have shown that young people have a keen interest in environmental issues and the controversies surrounding them, yet environmental controversies often struggle to gain unfettered access to the classroom curriculum. This article discusses the findings of a research project that investigated the beliefs of secondary school teachers about a proposal to build a pulp mill in Tasmania. The study found that teachers were wary of the political context but nonetheless discerned the educational benefits of including subject matter of topical and particular interest to their students in the classroom curriculum. Although environmental controversies can be hot to handle, this paper argues that a student-centred approach to curriculum design, organised around issues of relevance and meaning to young people, offers scope for substantive engagement and deep learning. |
Keywords | local curriculum; environmental controversies; curriculum integration |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390107. Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management) |
410403. Environmental education and extension | |
520102. Educational psychology | |
Public Notes | Copyright 2011 The Social Educators' Association of Australia (SEAA). |
Byline Affiliations | Launceston Church Grammar School, Australia |
University of Tasmania | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2061/accommodating-environmental-controversies-in-the-classroom-curriculum-too-hot-to-handle-or-opportunities-for-deep-learning
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