Schools for Health and Sustainability Theory, Research and Practice
Schools are unique places. They pay a central role in the formation of young people. The importance of how young people are educated and how they are encouraged to live and learn cannot be underestimated. This book advocates for the fostering of agency no
- PDF / 4,906,836 Bytes
- 448 Pages / 439.43 x 683.15 pts Page_size
- 34 Downloads / 248 Views
Schools for Health and Sustainability Theory, Research and Practice
Schools for Health and Sustainability
Venka Simovska • Patricia Mannix-McNamara Editors
Schools for Health and Sustainability Theory, Research and Practice
Editors Venka Simovska Department of Education Aarhus University Copenhagen, Denmark
Patricia Mannix-McNamara Faculty of Education and Health Sciences University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland
ISBN 978-94-017-9170-0 ISBN 978-94-017-9171-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9171-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014950063 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Watching parents take their children to school for the very first time is wonderful. The looks of both excitement and apprehension on their faces convey their feelings. There is much holding of hands, some laughter and usually a few tears. The expectations of parents and the experiences their child will receive that year, and in subsequent years, concern the attainment of knowledge and skills from the curriculum and opportunities for social interactions with other students and teachers. Their expectations rarely include health outcomes, although parents do value such at
Data Loading...
