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Ocean Literacy Opportunities in Urban Marine Ecosystems: Gorgonian Populations in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)

Ocean and Society
Urban marine ecology, an emerging field in marine research, presents new opportunities to promote ocean literacy and contribute to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030).
Janire Salazar, Josep-Maria Gili, Lucía Millán, Begoña Vendrell-Simón, Sílvia Gómez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mainstreaming Sustainability and Climate Change Across Higher Education: Lessons From Ten Pioneering Universities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a critical role in preparing graduates to address the interconnected global crises of the 21st century. Despite explicit calls from UNESCO's Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework (SDG 4 on quality education) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) Action
Walter Leal Filho, Tarek Ben Hassen, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Chih‐Cheng Lin, Wen‐Hong Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Right to Food in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Challenges, Policies, and Sustainable Strategies

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the multifaceted issue of food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa and the critical importance of upholding rights to food in the region. It explores the challenges posed by food insecurity, analyzes existing policies and interventions, and proposes sustainable strategies to enhance food security.
Helen Onyeaka, Adenike A. Akinsemolu, Phemelo Tamasiga, Ogueri Nwaiwu, Elijah Kolawole Oladipo, Kehinde Abolade Aderibigbe, Taghi Miri   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

PPGIS‐Mapping of Coastal‐Marine Recreation: Participatory Tool for Increasing Ocean Literacy in Planning and Management?

Ocean and Society
Increased ocean literacy is needed not only in relation to formal education, the public, and industry, but also in policy, planning, and management of coastal and marine areas.
Berit Charlotte Kaae, Anton Stahl Olafsson   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Potential Impact of a Socioscientific Issues Programme on Elementary School Students' Scientific Literacy

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scientific literacy relates to how an individual uses their scientific knowledge and skills to participate as an active citizen in society. It is widely regarded and accepted as one of the most important goals of science education. Yet, in enacted curricula, this goal of science education has languished in the shadows, with many citing ...
Nicola Broderick, Paul van Kampen
wiley   +1 more source

What (actually) matters in literacy education: Contributions from community psychology [PDF]

, 2013
This paper describes the critical role community psychology theories played in reframing literacy research involving mainly Māori and Pacific peoples’ extended families and communities.
Furness, Jane Amanda, Hunter, Judy, Linda Waimarie Nikora, Jane Furness, Neville Robertson, Nikora, Linda Waimarie, Robertson, Neville, Judy Hunter, Darrin Hodgetts, Hodgetts, Darrin   +9 more
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Getting Off the Boat: Re‐Considering Research Responsibility and Knowledge Dynamics in Ocean Literacy

Ocean and Society
In light of the UN Ocean Decade’s calls for increased ocean literacy, what can critical perspectives on inter‐epistemic exchanges contribute to the practice of researchers themselves?
Mathieu Lamontagne‐Cumiford, Myrah Graham   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Late‐Arriving Multilingual Learners' Transition from K–16 Education to the Workforce: Cultural Capital and Habitus Adaptation across Fields

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract English learners (ELs) in US K–12 schools face systemic barriers that constrain their college and career readiness. Although research has richly documented ELs' limited opportunities to learn in high school and barriers to postsecondary education, much less is known about how late‐arriving ELs move from high school to community college (CC ...
Kuang Li, Yasuko Kanno
wiley   +1 more source

Ocean Literacy: Examining the Inclusion of the Ocean Literacy Principles within High School Science Courses in Nova Scotia

, 2018
The defining feature on earth, the ocean is an essential component in enabling the existence of life on earth. As anthropogenic threats to the ocean increase, it is integral for individuals to become ocean literate to better understand their effect on ...
McPherson, Kerri
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Archiving the History of Environmentalism: Insights from Academia and Practice

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This Forum considers the current state of archiving for the environmental movement at local, national and international levels. It responds to a gap that researchers of environmentalism have long been aware of, but one that is poorly understood from the perspective of records management and collections development practice.
Henry Irving, Paul Beard, Georgina Brewis, Sara Kinsey, Heather Forbes, Tara‐Lee Platt, Maissan Hassan, Rebecca Marti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source