Learning from Writing in Secondary Science: A Case Study of Students’ Composing Strategies

2003 ◽  
pp. 163-171
Author(s):  
Vaughan Prain ◽  
Brian Hand ◽  
Larry Yore
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Science

Cultivating Attitudes and Trellising Learning: A Permaculture Approach to Science and Sustainability Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Lebo ◽  
Chris Eames
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Secondary Science ◽  
Learning Science ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Sustainability Learning

AbstractThis article reports on an inquiry that used permaculture design thinking to create a science and sustainability education intervention for a secondary science class. The aims were to cultivate student attitudes towards science, towards learning science in school, and towards the environment, and to trellis learning of science and sustainability. Research into impacts of the intervention took the form of an interpretive, mixed methods case study, which included the use of questionnaires, interviews and observations. As a context for learning, local permaculture food production projects, as experienced through field trips in the intervention, appear to promote the relevance of science and sustainability learning and the ability to engage students. Science and sustainability learning outcomes appeared to vary among students, although nearly all of them reported they enjoyed learning science with a focus on the environment, including one group of students who reported they did not generally enjoy learning science in school. There was some evidence that the teacher transformed his own thinking through his participation in the intervention.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document