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The curriculum of climate change education: A case for Singapore.

Authors :
Chang, Chew-Hung
Pascua, Liberty
Source :
Journal of Environmental Education; 2017, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p172-181, 10p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The inclusion of the climate change topic in the curriculum of school subjects in Singapore was pivotal, such that it positioned the discourse squarely in the structure of Singapore's education system. In an examination of the intersections and disjoints between state policies on climate change against the programmatic curriculum, results showed that there is no strong policy curriculum that mandates how climate change should be learned in Singapore, even though it is present in several school subjects. The topic is included in school subjects through the initiative of subject disciplinary specialists and middle managers of the education ministry. This exemplar has implications on how climate change education policy and practice can be shaped elsewhere. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00958964
Volume :
48
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Environmental Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
122604116
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2017.1289883