In this "Equity by Design" brief, the authors describe the F.a.M.I.L.Y (Fostering and Maximizing Interdisciplinary Learning Year-round) Project and discuss the Project's importance and impact on Black girls and their caregivers. The brief ends with a discussion of strategies implemented during the F.a.M.I.L.Y Project to create a holistic…

The Youth Strike for Climate raised important global attention to interconnected climate, energy and environmental issues -- it also compelled us to consider what we will do to address these pressing challenges. Developed through consideration of such dynamics, we propose critical energy literacy as an emerging theory that denotes understanding of…

Out-of-school science education institutions, such as museums, science centres, zoos and aquaria, have strong potentials to promote sustainability, yet seem to lack an operational definition of sustainability that aligns with their specific characteristics and institutional remit. Here, we use the anthropological theory of didactics to…

Civic engagement and social justice have received heightened attention in music education in the decade since Jorgensen posed the question 'Why should music educators not be interested in justice?' To this end, a social-justice focused initiative was piloted with choral ensembles at two public universities in the Midwestern US using human…

Stigma and prejudice are barriers to developing policies addressing homelessness. Awareness development, using civic hackathons, may be beneficial in reducing stigma and promoting policy while offering unique training to social work students. The current study explores the feasibility of hosting a university-based homelessness hackathon;…

Professionals in the environmental domain require cognitive interdisciplinary skills to be able to develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems. We demonstrate that education in environmental systems analysis allows for the development of these skills. We identify three components of cognitive interdisciplinary skills: (1) the ability…

The "ISSS Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2009 proceedings, see ED504973.]