ERIC Number: EJ1257132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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ISSN: ISSN-1350-4622
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The Identity Work of Environmental Education Teachers in Israel
Zaradez, Noam; Sela-Sheffy, Rakefet; Tal, Tali
Environmental Education Research, v26 n6 p812-829 2020
Despite growing interest in promoting environmental education (EE), as in other countries, its status within the formal education system in Israel is still ambiguous and its effectiveness questionable. Proceeding from the view of structure-agent interdependency, the present study focuses on teachers' identity as key to understanding the situation in their professional field. Analysis is based on in-depth interviews with ten EE teachers in ten public elementary-schools in Israel, to investigate their occupational self-perception as part of the system in which they operate. Findings reveal an ambivalent professional identity and a weak sense of agency as EE teachers. Teachers' impaired occupational self-image have implications for their potential role in advancing EE in particular and for the educational field in Israel in general.
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Professional Identity, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Public Schools, Self Concept, Professional Autonomy, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Teacher Responsibility, Nongovernmental Organizations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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