Book chapter
Transformative Science Education
Encyclopedia of Science Education, pp.1-5
Springer Netherlands
2014
Abstract
How can we prepare science teachers with professional knowledge and skills for ensuring that teaching and curricula meet the global challenges of the twenty-first century, among which learning to live sustainably on planet Earth is one of our most pressing concerns? Education for environmental, cultural, and economic sustainability has been a key focus of the United Nations for the past decade, underpinned by the Brundtland Report’s advocacy of an “intergenerational conscience” which recognizes that meeting the needs of the present should not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (UNWCED 1987). The recent “Rio + 20” United Nations conference on sustainable development ratified this view.
Details
- Title
- Transformative Science Education
- Authors/Creators
- P.C. Taylor (Author/Creator) - Curtin University
- Contributors
- R. Gunstone (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Encyclopedia of Science Education, pp.1-5
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Identifiers
- 991005543181907891
- Copyright
- 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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