Climate Change and Sustainability in Secondary Schools: Findings from a 2020 Survey of English-Medium Secondary and Composite Schools

Autor/in	Bolstad, Rachel
Institution	New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Titel	Climate Change and Sustainability in Secondary Schools: Findings from a 2020 Survey of English-Medium Secondary and Composite Schools
Quelle	(2020), (49 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-99-004006-1
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Climate; Sustainability; Environmental Education; Educational Policy; Teaching Methods; Educational Practices; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Energy Conservation; Educational Facilities; Curriculum; Student Participation; Community Involvement; Change Strategies; Ecology; Teacher Behavior; Teacher Attitudes; Life Style; Indigenous Knowledge; Foreign Countries; Secondary Education; Language of Instruction; English; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Student Transportation; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Nachhaltigkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Principal; Schulleiter; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Bildungsstätte; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Lösungsstrategie; Ökologie; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Lebensstil; Ausland; Sekundarbereich; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English language; Englisch; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Schulbus; Neuseeland
Abstract	This report outlines findings from a survey of teachers and school leaders in a sample of English-medium secondary schools. The survey, carried out between June and August 2020, provides insights into school-wide approaches to sustainability and climate change, teaching and learning opportunities in the classroom, and the impacts of COVID-19 on thinking and practice. The survey is part of a wider New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) study on climate change and education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Overall the findings suggest that whole-school approaches and responses to climate change and sustainability--advocated for in the international literature--are not common in New Zealand secondary schools. While students in most schools have learning opportunities relating to climate change and/or sustainability, the nature and focus of these opportunities vary. The overarching research questions guiding the project include: (1) According to national, international, and Indigenous perspectives, how could Aotearoa New Zealand's education systems and policies respond to climate change?; (2) To what extent is climate change considered an urgent issue or priority in the education system (for schools, for kura, and in terms of system-level educational policy and planning)?; (3) What can be learned from kura Maori and kaupapa Maori approaches and responses?; (4) What are the implications or impacts of student-, school-, and community-led climate responses for the educational system in Aotearoa New Zealand?; and (5) What might education look like in Aotearoa New Zealand, if climate change mitigation and adaptation were factored into policy and practice across the system? [For "Climate Change and Sustainability in Primary and Intermediate Schools: Findings from the 2019 NZCER National Survey of English-Medium Schools," see ED611339. For "Opportunities for Education in a Changing Climate: Themes from Key Informant Interviews," see ED611340.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01