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Schools for Health and Sustainability [electronic resource] : Theory, Research and Practice / edited by Venka Simovska, Patricia Mannix McNamara.

Contributor(s): Simovska, Venka [editor.1] | Mannix McNamara, Patricia [editor.2] | SpringerLink (Online service)0Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: XXVIII, 431 p. 18 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789401791717Subject(s): Environment | Educational sociology | Environmental health | Education and sociology | Sociology, Educational | Childhood | Adolescence | Social groups.1 | Environment.2 | Environmental Health.2 | Childhood, Adolescence and Society.2 | Sociology of Education.1Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 613.1 LOC classification: RA565-600Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Part 1: Health Promoting Schools and Education for Sustainable Development -- Part 2: Partnerships, Standards and Change -- Part 3: Examining Implementation -- Part 4: The Challenges of Evaluation and Evidence.

In: Springer eBooks0Summary: Schools are unique places. They pay a central role in the formation of young people. The importance of how young people are educated and how they are encouraged to live and learn cannot be underestimated. This book advocates for the fostering of agency not only amongst school personnel but also amongst younger generations for health and sustainability. It provides the reader with a new lens with which to discover health promoting schools and education for sustainable development. It invites the reader to look more deeply into both and to accompany the authors on a journey of discovery of the real potential for each to enhance the practice of schooling.�.

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Schools are unique places. They pay a central role in the formation of young people. The importance of how young people are educated and how they are encouraged to live and learn cannot be underestimated. This book advocates for the fostering of agency not only amongst school personnel but also amongst younger generations for health and sustainability. It provides the reader with a new lens with which to discover health promoting schools and education for sustainable development. It invites the reader to look more deeply into both and to accompany the authors on a journey of discovery of the real potential for each to enhance the practice of schooling.�.

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