Perspectives on Environmental Education, Citizenship, and Assessment: A Case Study of Elementary School Teachers and Principals in Israel

Autor/in	Gan, Dafna
Titel	Perspectives on Environmental Education, Citizenship, and Assessment: A Case Study of Elementary School Teachers and Principals in Israel
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 29 (2021) 127, (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-2341
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Environmental Education; Citizenship Education; Elementary School Teachers; Principals; Curriculum Implementation; Teacher Attitudes; Accountability; Student Evaluation; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Principal; Schulleiter; Lehrerverhalten; Verantwortung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung
Abstract	Environmental education (EE) is recognized as an important way to improve the environmental crisis. It seems that international and national educational assessment and accountability ideas are working against EE. By examining the perspectives of Israeli teachers, who are important change agents in society, this qualitative case study seeks to understand the potential of EE, when paired with citizenship, to foster a more equitable society in the context of the global educational reform movement. The study focuses on EE implementation in two Israeli schools, asking, "How do Israeli elementary school teachers understand EE's role in fostering citizenship in the context of assessment and accountability?" The findings contribute to the literature by exploring the relationship between EE, assessment, and citizenship. They also suggest that a school's ontological perspective on knowledge, namely the constructivist approach, enhances pro-environmental behavior, while the positivist approach matches the EE scientific approach that focuses more on assessment. A whole-school approach to EE deepened the active involvement of participants and enhanced their sense of citizenship more than an inquiry -- based learning approach. This study recommends integrating the social component of EE and developing action skills for citizenship, taking into consideration the global assessment movement and accountability context. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01