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Zaman, Barbara; Lovšin Kozina, Francka – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2021
Today's world is facing a problem with the growth of textile products and in particular, textile waste, which already represents a serious environmental problem. From the point of view of ensuring sustainable handling of textile products, it is thus very important that individuals have the appropriate knowledge, attitudes and skills for…
Descriptors: Textiles Instruction, Multiple Literacies, Grade 9, Secondary School Students
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Gamlem, Siv M.; Helleve, Ingrid – Cogent Education, 2022
The aim of this study was to investigate how principals (n = 4) and teachers (n = 20) from four lower-secondary schools perceived and evaluated sustainable professional development processes in their schools. To understand their experiences and perceptions, interviews and focus group conversations were conducted at the end of a one-year research…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Faculty Development, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Alm Fjellborg, Andreas; Kramming, Kajsa – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2022
This paper provides an analysis of how Swedish 15-year-olds perform on the high-stakes national assessments in geography. It explicitly addresses which item characteristics produce differential item functioning (DIF) in favor of boys and girls respectively. The findings show that DIF occurs in favor of girls in items with constructed response and…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Geography, High School Students, Grade 9
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Mizzi, Emanuel – International Journal for Business Education, 2023
This research article discusses the theme of the infusion of sustainability in school economics. It stems from the researcher's study that explores teaching and learning in secondary school economics in Malta. The underlying conceptual framework for this study is critical realism, which offers an understanding of the world that is real, but which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Secondary Schools, Economics Education
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Kaur, Jagpreet; Kaur, Khushgeet – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2022
The present study intended to examine the impact of an activity-based intervention on the attitude and awareness of adolescents towards sustainability and its dimensions using a quasi-experimental research design. A cluster sample of 99 participants, experimental and control groups comprising of 50 and 49 school students, was selected for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Students, Secondary School Students
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Melton, Jeremy W.; Ali Saiful, Jepri; Pat Shein, Paichi – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
An increasingly important aim in education is to develop students capable of addressing complex, interdependent problems. This study integrates theories of situated learning, authentic science research, socioscientific issues, and interdisciplinary STEM education to construct a program for high school students. Drawn from Vygotsky and Dewey's…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, Organic Chemistry, Scientific Research
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Chen, Hongyu; Evans, David; Luu, Betty – Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 2023
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 is underpinned by the provision of quality inclusive education for all young persons, including persons with disabilities. The universal design for learning (UDL) framework provides the basis for establishing an inclusive pedagogical learning environment in classrooms. However, implementing such an…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes, Barriers, Secondary School Teachers
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Cirkony, Connie; Tytler, Russell; Hubber, Peter – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
Inquiry-based representation-focused approaches in science education have shown promising outcomes when students engage in knowledge building via an active process of constructing, coordinating, and evaluating representations. To date, much of the existing research around these approaches has taken place in pre-digital classrooms, but the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning