Green Schools Globally by Gough, Annette; Lee, John Chi-Kin; Tsang, Eric Po Keung;

Long description:

This book brings together stories of the green schools movement ((Eco Schools, Enviroschools, Green Schools, Sustainable Schools, ResourceSmart Schools etc) in several countries around the world, with a focus on the impact of the movement on the development and implementation of education for sustainable development in each of the countries. In particular, each story will explain the history of the movement per country, its current status, achievements, obstacles and broader impact.

There have been a number of evaluations of these school movements at a national or more local level, and numerous articles and chapters have been published on aspects of these schools’ activities, but to date these have not been brought together in a single volume that focuses attention on the impact of the movement on education for sustainable development in each country. This is the purpose of this volume.

The green schools movement focuses on a whole school approach which aims to include everyone (students, teachers and the local community), to improve school environments, including resource usage and the environmental footprint of the school, to motivate students to take on environmental problems and seek resolutions particularly at a local level but also thinking globally, and to improve students' attitudes and behaviours as part of developing a sustainable mind set.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Green school movements: An introduction.- Chapter 2. Seeking a green future through education.- Chapter 3. Towards a Generation of Sustainability Leaders: Eco-Schools as a global green schools movement for transformative education.- Chapter 4. The Enviroschools Programme in Aotearoa New Zealand: Action-orientated, culturally responsive, holistic learning.- Chapter 5. Moving Green to Mainstream: Schools as models of sustainability for their communities - The Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI).- Chapter 6. The Austrian ECOLOG-Schools Programme – Networking for Environmental and Sustainability Education.- Chapter 7. Ontario EcoSchools: A framework for environmental learning and action in k-12 schools.- Chapter 8. The Past, Present and Future of Mainland China’s Green Schools.- Chapter 9. French Sustainable Development Schools (E3Ds) to promote awareness and commitment.- Chapter 10. Eco-Schools Movement in Germany in the Light of Educational Reforms.- Chapter 11. The Green School Award in Hong Kong: Development and impact in the school sector.- Chapter 12. Journey of Green Schools in India.- Chapter 13. Green Schools in Israel: Multiple rationales and multiple action plans.- Chapter 14. Eco-Schools Kenya: Practising Education for Green Economy and Sustainability.- Chapter 15. Green Schools in Mexico and Spain: Trends and critical perspective.- Chapter 16. Eco-Schools as Education for Sustainable Development in Rural South Africa.- Chapter 17. The Green school movement in Sweden – past, present and future.- Chapter 18. The development of Greenschools in Taiwan: Current situation, obstacles and prospects.- Chapter 19. Impact of the Eco-schools Program on “Education for Sustainable Development” in Turkey.- Chapter 20. The Ebb and Flow of Environmental and Sustainability Education in UK Schools.- Chapter 21. Green Schools in the United States.- Chapter 22. A Regional Approach to Eco-Schools in the Western Indian Ocean.- Chapter 23. Transformingeducation through green schools: Trials, tribulations and tensions.