scholarly journals Green School

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Serra ◽  
P. Afonso ◽  
T. Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
School Community ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
School Garden ◽  
School Year ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Green School ◽  
The Creation ◽  
School Space

The interdisciplinary project, including the school disciplines of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Expressions, Portuguese, ICT, History, and geography of Portugal. The project emerged from the students' interests and needs when observing the school space. An action plan for the improvement of green spaces was created through the creation of a school garden. The students were involved in planning, creating partnerships, executing and maintaining theproject. During the school year, there was a change in behaviour in relation to the garden and the care for the school green spaces by the students involved, but also by the school community.

scholarly journals An evaluation of the Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership’s advocacy strategy for policy change

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emalie Rosewarne ◽  
Michael Moore ◽  
Wai-Kwan Chislett ◽  
Alexandra Jones ◽  
Kathy Trieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Health Advocacy ◽  
Salt Reduction ◽  
Public Health Advocacy ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Public health advocacy strategies facilitate policy change by bringing key health issues to the forefront of public and political discourse, influencing decision-makers and public opinion, and increasing policy demand. The Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership (VSRP) was established in 2014 in response to inadequate government action to improve population diets in Australia. This study aimed to evaluate the success of the VSRP’s advocacy strategy in achieving policy change. Methods Documentation of VSRP activities and outputs were collected, and semi-structured interviews conducted as part of a comprehensive process evaluation. For this study, the Kotter Plus 10-step public health advocacy evaluation framework was used to guide data extraction, analysis, and synthesis. Results A sense of urgency for salt reduction was generated by producing evidence and outlining the potential impact of a state-based salt reduction programme. This enabled the creation of a coalition with diverse skills and expertise, which facilitated the development of an innovative and collaborative advocacy action plan. A clear change vision was established, but communication of the vision to decision-makers was lacking, which reduced the impact of the programme as decision-makers were not provided with a clear incentive for policy change. As a result, while programme outputs were achieved, these did not translate to achieving broader strategic goals during a limited-term intervention in a political climate unconcerned with salt. Conclusions The Kotter Plus 10-step framework was a useful tool for evaluating the success of the VSRP advocacy strategy. The framework enabled the identification of key strengths, including the creation of the guiding coalition, and areas where efforts could be improved in future similar strategies, such as effective communication within partnerships and to decision-makers, to better influence policy and improve public health impact.

scholarly journals MODELLING OF PREVOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS: SITUATION AND OPPORTUNITIES

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrida Baranauskienė ◽  
Aistė Valaikienė
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
School Community ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
Prevocational Education

The aim of the present article – to reveal the directions of prevocational education of students with SEN, actual situation and opportunities. In 2012 in Lithuania the research of the Delphi group was performed where 13 experts having direct pedagogical experience in working with students having SEN participated. In the article the influence of traditions in the country on the success of prevocational education, the importance of the creation of the interaction child-family-school-community have been analyzed, the main aims of prevocational education, actual situation and directions to be improved have been revealed.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership’s Advocacy and Policy Strengthening Strategy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emalie Rosewarne ◽  
Michael Moore ◽  
Wai-Kwan Chislett ◽  
Alexandra Jones ◽  
Kathy Trieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Health Advocacy ◽  
Salt Reduction ◽  
Public Health Advocacy ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Public health advocacy strategies facilitate policy change by bringing key health issues to the forefront of public and political discourse, influencing decision-makers and public opinion, and increasing policy demand. The Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership (VSRP) was established in 2014 in response to inadequate government action to improve population diets in Australia. This study aimed to evaluate the success of the VSRP’s advocacy and policy strengthening strategy.Methods: Documentation of VSRP activities and outputs were collected, and semi-structured interviews conducted as part of a comprehensive process evaluation. For this study, the “Kotter Plus” 10-step public health advocacy evaluation framework was used to guide data extraction, analysis and synthesis.Results: A sense of urgency for salt reduction was generated by producing evidence and outlining the potential impact of a state-based salt reduction program. This enabled the creation of a coalition with diverse skills and expertise, which facilitated the development of an innovative and collaborative advocacy action plan. A clear change vision was established but communication of the vision to decision-makers was lacking, which reduced the impact of the program as decision-makers were not provided with a clear incentive for policy change. Program outputs were achieved; however, these did not translate to achieving broader strategic goals during a limited-term intervention in an unsympathetic political climate.Conclusions: The “Kotter Plus” 10-step framework was a useful tool for evaluating the success of the VSRP advocacy and policy strengthening strategy. The framework enabled the identification of key strengths, including the creation of the guiding coalition, and areas where efforts could be improved in future similar strategies, such as effective communication within the partnerships and to decision-makers, to better influence policy and improve public health impact.

School Garden Benefits: Health Promotion and Environmental Conservation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1942602X2110587
Author(s):  
Gina K. Alexander ◽  
Donald R. Grannum
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
School Community ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
School Garden ◽  
School Gardening ◽  
Conservation Of Natural Resources

Garden-based learning promotes environmental awareness, health, and wellness across the school community and beyond. In this article, we review the literature on the benefits of school gardening and describe firsthand experiences for garden success. By sharing lessons learned, our aim is to inspire school nurses to join forces with like-minded teachers and staff or take the lead to build capacity in their school for gardening and a green culture dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.

#ALGORHYTHM – PARTICIPATE, CREATE, EXPERIMENT, PRODUCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 458-462
Author(s):  
Boris Georgiev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Creation

This report is dedicated to the creation and implementation of a curriculum based on the STEM methodology. The subject #AlgoRhythm combines three areas (natural sciences, music and information technology) in order to increase creativity, motivation to learn and encourage the imagination of students.

10 Years School Construction in Haiti: Technical Learnings from a Multiple Construction Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Ubertini
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
School Construction ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Creation ◽  
School Reconstruction ◽  
The Government

In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti's earthquake, the Government of Haiti faced massive reconstruction needs in all sectors. As part of the response of the Government of Haiti to the massive reconstruction needs, from 2010 to 2020, the IDB designed a series of grant operations plus seven co-financings designed to support a wider School Reconstruction Program. These operations achieved the (re)construction of 90 public schools countrywide, which resulted in the creation of approximately 1,000 classrooms and 40,000 seats, providing a safer and comfortable learning environment for approximately 60,000 children each school year.

scholarly journals An international and interdisciplinary project to analyze and help reduce the gender gap in mathematics and the natural sciences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Butcher ◽  
Mei-Hung Chiu ◽  
Igle Gledhill ◽  
Rachel Ivie ◽  
Silvina Ponce Dawson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project

Huerto escolar como estrategia didáctica en el desarrollo del aprendizaje significativo en el área de agricultura

Prohominum ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-45
Author(s):  
Leyna Karina Tovar-Seijas
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
School Garden ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Descriptive Level

El presente trabajo está dirigido a la elaboración de un plan de acción para la implementación de un huerto escolar como estrategia didáctica en el desarrollo del Aprendizaje Significativo en el área de Agricultura en los estudiantes de la Escuela Básica Bolivariana GC 8 “Piloncito”. Metodológicamente el estudio, se enmarcó en el paradigma positivista, con un enfoque cuantitativo, con un diseño no experimental, bajo la modalidad de proyecto factible, con un tipo de investigación de campo, siendo el nivel descriptivo. La población estuvo constituida por catorce (14) docentes de la Institución y la muestra fue de 5 docentes. Como técnica de recolección de datos se empleó la observación directa y la encuesta; como instrumentos el cuestionario cerrado y el cuaderno de notas. El análisis de los resultados se realizó utilizando las estadísticas descriptivas, mediante un análisis cuantitativo. Como resultado se obtuvo que solo un 60% de los docentes aceptaron que a veces utilizan estrategias didácticas que incentivan a sus estudiantes a ser más responsables de su propio aprendizaje y un 40% no lo hace. Concluyendo que los docentes deben fomentar el provecho y la atención de sus estudiantes para el progreso del pensamiento crítico y hacerle pensar sobre cosas cotidianas para quelo relacione con su acción escolar y no se conformen sólo con simplemente recibir los conceptos impartidos. Palabras clave: huerto escolar; estrategia didáctica; educación rural; aprendizaje significativo; agricultura. Abstract The present work is directed to the elaboration of an action plan for the implementation of a school garden as a didactic strategy in the development of Significant Learning in the area of Agriculture in the students of the Escuela Básica Bolivariana GC 8 “Piloncito”. Methodologically, the study was framed in the positivist paradigm, with a quantitative approach, and a non-experimental design, under the feasible project modality, with a type of field research, being the descriptive level. The population consisted of fourteen (14) teachers from the Institution and the sample was 5 teachers. As the data collection technique, direct observation and survey were used; as instruments the closed questionnaire and the notebook. The analysis of the results was carried out using descriptive statistics, by means of a quantitative analysis. As a result, it was found that only 60% of teachers accepted that they sometimes use teaching strategies that encourage their students to be more responsible for their own learning, and 40% do not. Concluding that teachers should encourage the benefit and attention of their students for the progress of critical thinking and make them think about everyday things so that they relate it to their school action and are not satisfied with simply receiving the concepts taught. Keywords: school garden; didactic strategy; rural education; significant learning; agriculture.

A road map for the creation of regional military-historical routes

Servis plus ◽  
10.12737/7577 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Александр Федулин ◽  
Aleksandr Fedulin ◽  
Владимир Минаев ◽  
Vladimir Minaev
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Complex Object ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Flow Of Funds ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Potential Capacity ◽  
Patriotic Education ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Military

The article considers the directions and mechanisms of investment policy in the sphere of military-historical tourism. The article highlights features and practical advices on business planning in the creation of military-historical routes (MHRs). It is shown that in this case the investment business project is a purposeful change of control of military-historical tourist activities in the region, municipality with the requirements for the quality of the results of the use of MHRs, taking into account potential risks, restrictions on the flow of funds and resources and specific organizations for the development and implementation of such projects. The article describes common and fundamental mistakes in the preparation and submission of business plans for a MHR. Among them are the lack of clarity in the design of business plans for a MHR; ignorance of its market potential capacity, the position of competitors in the market; incorrect financial calculations. The article stresses that there should be clearly stated objectives of the project of a MHR, the results of their achievement should be interpreted unambiguously, and restrictions and requirements should be reasonable. Demonstrated are the features of business planningin the field of military and historical tourism as a complex object for management. Emphasized is the fact that the tourist attraction of sites and facilities of the military-historical nature can be significantly improved by targeting regional and municipal patriotic education and strengthening the role of military-historical components in educational institutions. The authors present the mechanism for implementation and the action plan for the implementation of project to create MHRs in three phases: pre-investment, investment and operations. Described are the main participants in the project to create a MHR, their functions, and also suggested are ten steps of the "roadmap "for the effective planning of regional and municipal authorities in creating MHRs.

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