Development of an innovative method for analyzing the presence of environmental sustainability themes and an ecological paradigm in science content standards

Tenam-Zemach, Michelle; Kirchgessner, Mandy L.; Pecore, John L.; Lai, Leanne; Hecht, Steven A.

doi:10.1016/j.stueduc.2014.01.002

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“…Another paradigm, which is called eco-development (intermediate perspective), aims to synthesize the areas of overlap and create a new vision, a new philosophy for the development of human societies. Eco-development recognizes the need for economic as well as the need for that growth to be of a qualitatively very different nature from that which has been pursued in conventional economic development [24,25]. Eco-development sees most development activity as a form of management of the fundamental relationship between society and nature.…”

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An integrated approach of Ecological Footprint (EF) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in human ecology: A base for planning toward sustainability

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Environmental challenges to natural resources have been attributed to human behavior and traditional agricultural production techniques. Natural resource degradation in agriculture has always been a prime concern in agro ecological research and sustainability analysis. There are many techniques for assessing environmental performance; one of which, ecological footprint (EF), assesses human pressure on the environment and natural resources. The main purpose of this study was calculation of ecological indices including biocapacity (BC) and EF of rural areas of Fars province of Iran. The study was accomplished using survey and structured interviews consisting of three main questionnaires in two different steps. Different agricultural stakeholders, including farmers (for the first step) as well as the policymakers, extension managers and authorities (for the second step) were interviewed. Based on multi-stage stratified random sampling, 50 villages and 423 farmers were selected. Face validity and reliability of the questionnaires were assessed by a panel of specialists as well as conducting a pilot study, respectively. The paradigmatic perspectives of agricultural policy makers and managers (22 individuals) were also analyzed using another specific questionnaire by Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Findings revealed that most of the studied villages faced a critical environmental condition due to the results of ecological indicator which was calculated in the study. According to the four main components of human ecology (POET model) including Population, Organization, Environment and Technology, village groups that differed in terms of sustainability level also showed significantly differences due to population, social participation, use of green technologies and attitude towards diverse environmental management paradigms. The causal model also revealed that population, green technology, social participation and attitude toward frontier economics, which were in accordance with the elements of human ecology model, were the main factors affecting the ecological index. Finally, AHP results determined the dominant economic perspectives of agricultural authorities. A paradigm shift toward the comprehensive paradigm of eco-development plus consideration of the results of the ecological indicator calculation as the base of agricultural planning at the local level were recommended.

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An integrated approach of Ecological Footprint (EF) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in human ecology: A base for planning toward sustainability

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“…Other researchers focus on students as a target group and present tools that support the development of training material for students with a system focus (Macris and Georgakellos, 2006) to stimulate students in deep learning, critical evaluation, the acquisition of interdisciplinary connection and business skills (Ferreira et al, 2006). Tenam-Zemach et al (2014) present an innovative method for educational evaluators that support them in analysing the presence of environmental sustainability themes within science content standards that form the foundation of curricula in the U.S. These methods and tools focus either on campus operations, the overall HEI, or on the students themselves.…”

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Development of a hands-on toolkit to support integration of ecodesign in engineering programmes

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Doorsselaer

2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Moving environmental education forward through evaluation

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2014

Studies in Educational Evaluation

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Development of an innovative method for analyzing the presence of environmental sustainability themes and an ecological paradigm in science content standards

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

An integrated approach of Ecological Footprint (EF) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in human ecology: A base for planning toward sustainability

An integrated approach of Ecological Footprint (EF) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in human ecology: A base for planning toward sustainability

Development of a hands-on toolkit to support integration of ecodesign in engineering programmes

Moving environmental education forward through evaluation

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