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The Sustainable relationship: What the United States and the United Kingdom can teach each other about climate change and sustainable development at the national level / John C. Dernbach & Andrea Ross. The Environmental Forum, Vol. 30, N° 3, May/June 2013, pp. 30-34. (Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-26) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2256983 As the urgency of climate change, biodiversity loss, severe poverty, and other global environmental and develo...

The Sustainable relationship: What the United States and the United Kingdom can teach each other about climate change and sustainable development at the national level / John C. Dernbach & Andrea Ross. The Environmental Forum, Vol. 30, N° 3, May/June 2013, pp. 30-34. (Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-26) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2256983 As the urgency of climate change, biodiversity loss, severe poverty, and other global environmental and develo...

Educational system, especially in the developing nations is undergoing fast and tremendous changes. The need for Climate Change Education in the School System cannot be over-emphasized as it is for everyone; such knowledge goes a long way in rationalizing the behavior of individuals throughout their lifetime. Students should be motivated to learn about climate change, and be helped to make links between the various subjects around the issue of the environment of which, obviously, climate...

Climate change is an area that is in dire need of publicity to help the public make informed decisions in its adaptation and mitigation. This study assessed the level of climate change awareness and perception among primary school teachers in Kisumu Municipality. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on teachers’ knowledge and perception of climate change from 100 respondents distributed in 20 primary schools in the area. Findings indicate that the level of climate change...

Both the scientific and negotiating community has recognized Bangladesh as one of the most vulnerable countries to Climate Change effect which in future is likely to face more frequent climatic adversities. This paper emphasizes on putting the theme of ‘Education in Emergency’ in all climate change adaptation efforts in the country which can enable it to safeguard country’s important education sector during any disaster or in the recovery phase. Education has received inconsiderable amount...

Both the scientific and negotiating community has recognized Bangladesh as one of the most vulnerable countries to Climate Change effect which in future is likely to face more frequent climatic adversities. This paper emphasizes on putting the theme of ‘Education in Emergency’ in all climate change adaptation efforts in the country which can enable it to safeguard country’s important education sector during any disaster or in the recovery phase. Education has received inconsiderable amount...

In accordance with the requirements for the National Curriculum Statement for both Life sciences and Physical sciences and the importance of community engagement in Higher Education in South Africa, this paper described the use of the lecture-demonstration 'A Pollutant's Tale' to create climate change awareness amongst school learners. 'A Pollutant's Tale' was performed to a total of 981 school learners and 25 educators from both advantaged and disadvantaged areas of the Western Cape...

This paper briefly reports on a number of Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives in Australia, including some government programs and funding, then explores several of the challenges and advantages of adopting OER at institutional and individual (educators and learners) levels. This paper also discusses some of the preliminary findings of a centrally funded research project that investigates the state of play of OER in Australia. This project surveyed the higher education sector and...

Reflecting on a personal journey as a geography student, an academic, an educator and a teacher trainer, the article provides a critical narrative of the state of school geography in Singapore and argues that its development has remained relevant to the changing issues at a global level. Using personal reflections and document analyses, school geography is traced from the primary school to tertiary levels, covering aspects of curriculum, teacher education and assessment. A specific example...

Schools, as institutions for general education, are believed to have a responsibility to equip their students with the knowledge and commitment to take personally meaningful decisions and action to address the challenges posed by both lifestyle and societal conditions. Achieving this goal requires, among other things, adequate integration of the ‘challenges’ into the school curricula. This paper reports results of a study that assessed whether (and the extent to which) loss of biological...

Schools, as institutions for general education, are believed to have a responsibility to equip their students with the knowledge and commitment to take personally meaningful decisions and action to address the challenges posed by both lifestyle and societal conditions. Achieving this goal requires, among other things, adequate integration of the ‘challenges’ into the school curricula. This paper reports results of a study that assessed whether (and the extent to which) loss of biological...

The increasing interest in indoor environmental quality of educational buildings has been underpinned by the rising incidence of asthma and respiratory disease among children, who spend a substantial amount of their lives on the school premises. The susceptibility of children to respiratory disease compared with adults has led to the formulation of regulatory frameworks for the school environment, which specifies maximum CO2 concentrations and minimum airflow rates. This article reviews the...

A systematic review of the literature on the effects of water and sanitation in schools was performed. The goal was to characterize the impacts of water and sanitation inadequacies in the academic environment. Published peer reviewed literature was screened and articles that documented the provision of water and sanitation at schools were considered. Forty-one peer-reviewed papers met the criteria of exploring the effects of the availability of water and/or sanitation facilities in...

This article focuses on the challenges of technical and vocational education in mitigating climate change induced catastrophes in Nigeria. The concepts of climate change and related areas were discussed in the paper including the causes and effects of climate, as well as, issues of prevention, preparation and adaptation processes. The roles that technical and vocational education may play in preparing citizens to prevent, adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change are presented. These...

Chemistry is a study about particles and is believed as an appropriate subject to develop awareness among students to love and to care the environment.  Among the aims of the Malaysian Secondary School Chemistry Curriculum is to develop a concerned, dynamic and progressive society with science and technology culture that values nature and works towards the preservation and conservation of the environment (Ministry of Education, 2005).  In order to accomplish this aim, one of the issues that...