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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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Addressing the Challenge of Preparing Australian Pre-Service Primary Teachers in Environmental Education: An Evaluation of a Dedicated Unit
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Kennelly, Julie; Taylor, Neil; Maxwell, T. W. – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2008
Concerns have been raised for some time about the preparation of Australian teachers in the area of environmental education. Few tertiary institutions that undertake teacher education in Australia have specific units or modules dedicated to environmental education. This article reports on an evaluation of such a dedicated unit recently introduced…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Students in Possession of the Issues of Tomorrow: An Innovative Student-Led Course Project
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Almlov, Maria; Moberg, Emilie – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2008
This article describes an educational experiment, a student-led course called "Learning in Sustainable Development" offered at the teacher training programme at Stockholm University, Sweden. Its purpose was to foster empowerment and action competence among teacher-students in the field of education for sustainable development (ESD). The course…
Descriptors: Course Content, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Ethics