Developing (Transformative) Environmental and Sustainability Education in Classroom Practice

• Other Authors: Walshe, Nicola (Editor), Sund, Louise (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; education; didactics; teaching; learning; pragmatism; sustainability commitment; sustainability; sustainable development; cultural diversity; teacher quality; transculturalism; educational transformation; Environmental and Sustainability Education; geography teacher; teacher identity; Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE); secondary schools; Initial Teacher Education (ITE); selective traditions; teaching traditions; teaching habits; environmental and sustainability education; functions of teaching; functions of education; ESD teaching approaches; transformative sustainability learning; collaborative reflection; sport and the environment; sport ecology; n/a
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Children today face significant challenges in response to living in a globalised world and the impact of environmental threats to the planet. As such, there is an increasing need for schools to have a global perspective and to cultivate a critical sense of environmental and social responsibility in...