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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Seventh Current: A Case for the Environment in STSE Education
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Steele, Astrid – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
The author compares two frameworks, one proposed by Sauvé (2005) for environmental education (EE) and the other prepared by Pedretti and Nazir (2011) for Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) education. With the aim of investigating the utility of the two frameworks as tools for analysis of science teaching practice, the author…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, STEM Education, Science Curriculum, Secondary School Science
A Time for Change: Advocating for STSE Education through Professional Learning Communities
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Pedretti, Erminia; Bellomo, Katherine – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2013
New science curricula in Ontario position science, technology, society, and environment (STSE) objectives at the fore of all science courses. A professional learning community (PLC) consisting of 24 elementary teachers and a facilitation team was established to assist teachers in meeting the challenges of STSE education. Specifically, we examine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Communities of Practice, STEM Education
Activist Environmental Education and Moral Philosophy
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Burns, David Patrick; Norris, Stephen P. – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2012
In this article the authors respond to a recent special issue of the "Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education" (Alsop & Bencze, 2010) in which the role of environmental activism in science, mathematics, and technology education (SMTE) was addressed. Although they applaud this Special Issue's invitation to begin a new…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Activism, Moral Values
In Search of Activist Pedagogies in SMTE
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Alsop, Steve; Bencze, Larry – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2012
David Burns and Stephen Norris's (2012) article entitled "Activist Environmental Education and Moral Philosophy" offers a thought-provoking response to the CJSMTE special edition. The authors would like to thank these authors for their supportive and philosophically adroit arguments. Burns and Norris provide an opportunity to continue the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ethics, Technology Education, Foreign Countries
What Children Think about Human-Animal Relationships: Incorporating Humane Education Goals in Science and Technology Curriculum and Instruction.
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Yoon, Susan – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2002
Proposes a shift in the direction of biocentrism that advocates the incorporation of humane education goals. Investigates preconceptions of human-animal relationships among a group of grade 5 students with a view to understanding their readiness to embrace a biocentric perspective. Includes recommendations for science and technology curricula and…
Descriptors: Bioethics, Biology, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Reconceptualizing Environmental Education: Taking Account of Reality.
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Dillon, Justin; Teamey, Kelly – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2002
Investigates the pros and cons of integrating environmental education into the school curriculum. Focusing solely on environmental education's role in the school curriculum ignores a range of factors that affect its efficacy in the majority of the world. Suggests a conceptualization of environmental education that takes into account a range of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education