Educating for Sustainability in Primary Schools Teaching for the Fut
Education for Sustainability is a key priority in today’s schools, as our society seeks to find a balance between environmental, social, cultural, political and economic imperatives that affect our future. As young children will become the next generation
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Educating for Sustainability in Primary Schools Teaching for the Future
Edited by Neil Taylor University of New England, Australia Frances Quinn University of New England, Australia and Chris Eames University of Waikato, New Zealand
SENSE PUBLISHERS ROTTERDAM / BOSTON / TAIPEI
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ISBN 978-94-6300-044-4 (paperback) ISBN 978-94-6300-045-1 (hardback) ISBN 978-94-6300-046-8 (e-book)
Published by: Sense Publishers, P.O. Box 21858, 3001 AW Rotterdam, The Netherlands https://www.sensepublishers.com/
Cover picture © European Commission 2013 Artist: Jakub Roszak, age 7 from Poland, winner of the European Commission Forest Drawing Competition 2013 for children. For more information, see http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/forest/
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To David Alan Kennelly career-long advocate and practitioner of Education for Sustainability
CONTENTS
Preface ..................................................................................................................................... ix 1. Why Do We Need to Teach Education for Sustainability at the Primary Level? ................. 1 Neil Taylor, Frances Quinn and Chris Eames PEDAGOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS 2. Issues and Dimensions of Sustainability ............................................................................. 15 Frances Quinn, Michael Littledyke and Neil Taylor 3. How to Teach Education for Sustainability: Integrating Theory and Practice .................... 33 Kathy Jenkins 4. Young Children Sampling Sustainable Learning as Healthier Me ..................................... 45 Nadine McCrea and Ros Littledyke 5. Differentiating Teaching for Sustainability for Diverse Student Learning ......................... 65 Susen Smith LEARNING AREAS 6. Education for Sustainability in Primary Science Education................................................ 91 Frances Quinn, Sue Elliott, Neil Taylor and Michael Littledyke 7. Education for Sustainability in Primary Technology Education ....................................... 121 Chris Eames, John Lockley and Louise Milne 8. Education for Sustainability in Primary School Humanities and Social Sciences Education ............................................................................................................... 135 Kay Noble 9. Education for Sustainability in Primary Mathematics Education ..................................... 177 Penelope Serow 10. Education for Sustainability in Primary English Education ............................................ 195 Diane Hansford 11. Sustaina
