Sustainable Education Resources
Bringing Progressive Pedagogy To Conventional Schools: Theoretical And Practical Implications From Harmony. By Jess Goodman and Jeff Kuzmic. Year 1997.
‘This article suggests that it is extremely important for educational reformers to study what is wrong with conventional schools as a basis for reform. It also suggests it is worthwhile to study ideas, structures, and practices that may serve as a catalyst for designing new schools.’
Building Sustainable Schools: Are Places Of Social Interaction More Important Than Classrooms? By A. Wheeler. Year 2008.
‘Are places of social interaction more important than classrooms? Is tackling poverty and social integration first and foremost in sustainable development? This paper examines how British government policy planes to improve learning and create sustainable communities.’
Classrooms Go Green In Local Education Revolution. By Mike Perkins. Year 2009.
‘This Article from The Age newspaper. Investigates Dandenong high school’s new groundbreaking approach to teaching based on new ‘Green Buildings.’
Everything’s Gone Green. Taken from the AEU News. Year 2007.
‘This article reveals the growing number of Victorian schools who are successfully integrating environmental projects into their culture and curriculum.’
Green Cross Australia - Green Schools. Year 2009.
‘This web page outlines some of the benefits of going green for teachers and students. The page also includes links to helpful resources that can be downloaded from the green cross web site.
Learning Teaching in the Sustainability Classroom. By Meg Holden, Duane Elverum, Susan Nesbit, John Robinson, Donald Yen and Janet Moore. Year 2008.
‘This article analyzes the experience of a particular sustainability learning classroom model. Examining the components, structure and positioning in an experimental course on the topic of sustainable buildings.’
National Framework for Sustainable Schools: The Eight Doorways. By The Department Of Education and Skills, London. Year 2008.
‘This report explains why sustainability is important for local well-being and how sustainable development can improve the quality of life for people in the future.