4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum

Smith, Martin H.; Heck, Katherine E.; Worker, Steven

doi:10.3733/ca.v066n04p158

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“…For the Middle school curricula, water education criteria were prominent in Life and Earth Sciences, Physics and Religious education. These findings corroborate those previously reported in the Australian curricula, with the most prominent being Sciences counting 49.6% of water references, and geography 39.1%; in line with other reports from Singapore (Smith et al, 2012), Hong Kong (Curriculum Development Council, 2011 and Serbia (Maravic, Ivkovic, Segedinac, & Adamov, 2014).…”

Section: Analysis Of the Secondary School Curriculasupporting

confidence: 92%

“…The prevalence of occurrence of these concepts varied according to school levels, grades and subject areas. These findings are in concordance with reports from other countries (Sammel, 2014;Smith, Heck, & Worker, 2012). However, in many cases, the role educational curricula can play in promoting knowledge, positive attitudes, behaviours and water use practices may be neglected (UNESCO, 2015).…”

Section: Analysis Of the Secondary School Curriculasupporting

confidence: 86%

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Water education and water culture in curricula for Primary, Middle and upper Secondary school levels

Khiri

Benbrahim

Rassou³

et al. 2022

Aust. J. environ. educ.

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With water shortage and increasing demand for water, education may have an important role in promoting the sustainable management of water resources. Educational curricula are the key resources used by teachers for studentsʼ teaching and training purposes. This study assessed water culture and water education-related criteria and standards in programmes and school curricula for Primary, Middle and upper Secondary school education in Morocco. It also investigated teachers for suggestions and views regarding methods for water-related topics and concepts implementation. The main tools used consisted of a content analysis grid for programmes and educational guidelines. A questionnaire and interviews were administered to 95 teachers of different subject areas, belonging to the three investigated school levels. Findings showed that the occurrence of water education criteria and standards is weak in school curricula of the investigated school levels. They were explicitly or implicitly addressed depending on the subject areas. The main topics consisted of water cycle definition, water as a vital source, water pollution sources, water economy interest. However, no reference has been made to water law, its accessibility, aesthetics and water-related professions.

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Section: Analysis Of the Secondary School Curriculasupporting

confidence: 86%

Water education and water culture in curricula for Primary, Middle and upper Secondary school levels

Khiri

Benbrahim

Rassou³

et al. 2022

Aust. J. environ. educ.

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“…Sci. 2023, 13, x FOR PEER REVIEW 3 of 24 water education into their curriculum [32][33][34][35], encouraging teachers to train students about conserving water. This study was conducted to identify student behaviours regarding the use of water.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This, therefore, is why water education should be introduced to children in schools rather than, or in addition to, adults. Countries such as Singapore and Australia have integrated water education into their curriculum [32][33][34][35], encouraging teachers to train students about conserving water.…”

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Identifying Gaps within the Education System in Uganda to Prepare Students for More Sustainable Water Management in the Future

Nalumenya,

Rubinato,

Kennedy

et al. 2023

Education Sciences

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Due to climate change and increased urbanisation, the current level of freshwater withdrawals and corresponding water usage in Uganda has increased, affecting the availability of these resources and becoming a concern. Education can play a crucial role in providing support to and training students on sustainable water use, both at home and in relation to school activities. Therefore, it is imperative that the education system develops actions, approaches and materials to achieve this goal. The paper assesses the current state of existing Ugandan education on this subject, by identifying the water-related topics currently featured in the curriculum at different class levels, with the aid of questionnaires conducted in three schools in Uganda. Three questionnaires (one for primary school pupils, one for secondary school pupils and one for teachers) were designed for collecting targeted data, and thematic analysis was adopted to analyse the data collected. The results revealed important insights regarding students’ behaviours towards water usage at home. They also revealed that water sustainability topics are delivered in the science curriculum at the primary level, as opposed to geography at the secondary level, confirming that overall, there is a lack of integrated practical teaching incorporated within the courses currently taught in Ugandan schools.

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Validation of the Bangla Communication Scale among Bangladeshi adolescents: A Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory approach

Siraji

Jahan

Borak

2023

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Water education and water culture in curricula for Primary, Middle and upper Secondary school levels

Water education and water culture in curricula for Primary, Middle and upper Secondary school levels

Identifying Gaps within the Education System in Uganda to Prepare Students for More Sustainable Water Management in the Future

Validation of the Bangla Communication Scale among Bangladeshi adolescents: A Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory approach

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