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The National Union of Teachers is hosting a conference on education and the sustainable development goals: Education and Sustainable Development Goals in the Commonwealth and Beyond: Shifting the Discourse Taking place from 26th – 27th April, the organisers say that the Symposium will … “explore the unique challenges and needs of developing and industrialized nations…
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Forest Schools and Environmental Attitudes: a case study of children aged 8–11 years, was published late last year by Cogent Education. To celebrate International Forest day (March 21st), the publisher has made it freely available to readers, and you can download it here. The paper’s Abstract says: “There is growing evidence that children in the UK are…
A recent Guardian feature on the BBC’s Countryfile programme reported record audience figures of 8.7 million on February 7th. This was more, it seems, that Call the Midwife even though, in Spring, the two programmes can be quite similar in content. To put this in perspective it’s is about 60% of the number who watch Eastenders on…
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The Journal of Environmental Education is the oldest of the journals focusing on environmental education research. It began life in 1969 as “Environmental Education”, and changed its name in 1971 to much its growing focus on research activity. It’s known across the world as “J.E.E”. It says this about itself: ” JEE is a research-oriented,…
Although John Smyth died over 11 years ago, in 2005, his contribution to environmental education lives on. An obituary in the Herald Scotland painted a picture of his life and work, but there are many of us today who can add anecdotes to what this says about him. John’s contribution was national and international, and…
11 April 2016, 0930 – 1100, London At this event, hosted by the ESRC’s The UK in a Changing Europe (UKiCE) Initiative, leading practitioners will debate the findings of a landmark independent report on the implications of a Brexit for the UK’s environment. The EU has had a profound impact upon UK environmental policy and…
NEEF has announced that April 17 to 23 is National Environmental Education Week – at least in the USA which is where NEEF operates. This is NEEF’s 12th annual EEWeek, and this one is sponsored by Samsung. It is the USA’s “largest celebration of environmental education”, and NEEF invites environmental educators of all kinds, teaching…