Beyond science education: embedding sustainability in teacher education systems
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Beyond science education: embedding sustainability in teacher education systems |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Educating science teachers for sustainability |
Authors | Stevenson, Robert B. (Author), Ferreira, Jo-Anne (Author), Evans, Neus (Snowy) (Author) and Davis, Julie (Author) |
Editors | Stratton, Susan K., Hagevik, Rita, Feldman, Allan and Bloom, Mark |
Page Range | 381-398 |
Series | ASTE Series in Science Education |
Chapter Number | 20 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783319164106 |
9783319164113 | |
ISSN | 2214-5435 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319164106 |
Abstract | This chapter reports on a study that sought to develop a system-wide approach to embedding education for sustainability (EfS) (the preferred term in Australia) in teacher education. The strategy for a coordinated and coherent systemic approach involved identifying and eliciting the participation of key agents of change within the ‘teacher education system’ in one state in Australia, Queensland. This consisted of one representative from each of the eight Queensland universities offering pre-service teacher education, as well as the teacher registration authority, the key State Government agency responsible for public schools, and two national professional organisations. Part of the approach involved teacher educators at different universities developing an institutional specific approach to embedding sustainability education within their teacher preparation programs. Project participants worked collaboratively to facilitate policy and curriculum change while the project leaders used an action research approach to inform and monitor actions taken and to provide guidance for subsequent actions to effect change simultaneously at the state, institutional and course levels. The state-wide multi-site case study, we argue, has broader applications to state and national systems in other countries. |
Keywords | teacher education systems; sustainability |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390105. Environmental education curriculum and pedagogy |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | James Cook University |
Griffith University | |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6474/beyond-science-education-embedding-sustainability-in-teacher-education-systems
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