Environmental Education in a Climate of Reform Understanding Teacher
"India is grappling with serious environmental issues that have been largely sparked by its galloping economy. As a measure of its seriousness to reduce the environmental impacts it has spearheaded numerous policy initiatives. One of the major thrusts of
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Environmental Education in a Climate of Reform Understanding Teacher Educators’ Perspectives
Sylvia Christine Almeida Monash University, Australia
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Table of Contents
Section 1. Building the Stories Chapter 1: Introduction
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Background3 Rationale5 Chapter 2: Environmental Education & Teacher Education: A Review of Literature Review
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Introduction11 Global – Local: Environmental Concerns and Challenges 11 A Historical Analysis of EE (from Global to Local) 23 Teacher Education and Environmental Education: A Rocky Marriage 33 The Case of India: Teacher Preparation and EE 39 Chapter 3: Teacher Educators’ Practices and Identities: Developing the Study
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Conceptualising the Study 43 Methodology50 Section 2. Unfolding the Personal Stories: About Self Chapter 4: Teacher Educators – Personal Connections, Background, Culture, Knowledge and Beliefs
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Introduction65 Chapter 5: Understandings about the Environment and Teacher Educators’ Ecological Identities
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Introduction83 Section 3. Unfolding the Professional Stories: About External Factors/Impacts/Bearings Chapter 6: Teacher Education and Environmental Education Teaching as a Professional ‘Choice’
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Chapter 7: Environmental Education and Its Implementation
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Teacher Educators’ Views about EE 108 Teacher Educators’ Preparedness to Teach EE 114 Personal Experiences in Implementing EE 117 Student Teachers’ Preparedness to Teach EE 121 Student Teachers’ Experiences in Implementing EE 123 Supreme Court Mandate and Its Implementation 126 Organisational and Institutional Support 130 University and Institutional Support 131 Support from Government/Non-government Bodies 133 Preparation in Teaching EE 134 Summary136 Chapter 8: Curriculum and Policy: Realities and Possibilities
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How EE is Prioritised in the Curriculum and Pedagogy 141 Influence of Recent Policy Changes on Personal Practice 142 Summary162 Section 4. Making Sense of the Stories: Need for Reform Chapter 9: Synthesis The Ways, in Which EE Is Understood, Negotiated, Determined and Implemented Organisational Culture and Its Influence on Implementation of EE in Teacher Education Characteristics of EE in Teacher Ed
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