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Çetingoz, Duygu; Özcan, Tugçe – Educational Research and Reviews, 2023
This research will explore preschool children's metaphorical perceptions and views about the concept of "global problem" in the context of education for sustainable development. The study will involve 20 preschool children, who are aged between 60 and 70 months and are attending a public kindergarten in Izmir, Turkey, during the Spring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Figurative Language
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Spector, Hannah – Prospects, 2021
The purpose of this article is to interrogate ways that curriculum can respond critically to already existing global emergencies (including pandemics) while also becoming more proactive toward the prevention of world risks. To do this, it calls for the fortification of the traditional course of study that introduces students to the analysis of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, World Problems, Risk
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Dogru, Mustafa; Sarac, Esra – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The purpose of this study is to reveal the metaphors of primary school students (n = 362) relating to the concept of global warming. Data collected by completing the expression of "global warming is like..., because..." of the students were analysed by use of qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques. According to findings of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Environmental Education, Data Collection, Figurative Language
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Gilbert, David H. – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the notion of designing and developing applied, industry-engaged learning environments that embrace ambiguity and uncertainty in overcoming pedagogical inertia in educating young entrepreneurs and innovators. The research reported on proposes a solution to the dual expectations of producing…
Descriptors: World Problems, Self Efficacy, Figurative Language, College Graduates