Sorry I can't come Nicole. Hope it goes well
John
--On 07 December 2006 12:41 +0000 Nicole Blum <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear all,
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> Hope you'll forgive the self-promotion, but please find below an
> advertisement for a talk I'll be giving at the Institute Of Education
> next week. All are welcome, so please do distribute to any colleagues who
> might be interested in attending.
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> All the best,
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> Dr. Nicole Blum
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> Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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> School of Lifelong Education and International Development
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> Institute of Education
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> University of London
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> 20 Bedford Way
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> London WC1H 0AL
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> email: [log in to unmask]
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> direct line: 020 7612 6758
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> From: Najma Hussain
> Sent: 01 December 2006 14:33
> Subject: Joint LEID/DERC Seminar 13th December - Teaching Science or
> Cultivating Values? Conservation NGOs and Environmental Education in
> Costa Rica
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> JOINT LEID/DERC (Development Education Research Centre) SEMINAR
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> Teaching Science or Cultivating Values? Conservation NGOs and
> Environmental Education in Costa Rica
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> Wednesday 13th December 2006 at 5-7pm, Room 822
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> Speaker: Dr Nicole Blum
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> Chair: Professor Angela Little
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> Discussants: Dr Doug Bourn and Mr Alun Morgan
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> Environmental education has been at the centre of international and
> national policies of sustainable development for the last several
> decades, and has stimulated significant debate regarding its inclusion in
> curricula and proposed methods for its implementation. One of the most
> central of these debates is regarding the most appropriate content and
> aims of programmes. Specifically, should environmental education be about
> teaching in the natural sciences or about increasing awareness of social
> issues? The paper addresses this debate -- and its implications in
> practice -- through an ethnographic exploration of environmental
> education programmes organised by conservation NGOs in Costa Rica. This
> includes attention to the diverse nature of their programmes and
> perspectives on education about the environment, as well as the
> implications of these for their working relationships with schools and
> other groups in the community.
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> All welcome. Refreshments are provided. To register please contact
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> Najma Hussain -- email:[log in to unmask], tel: 020 7612 6628;
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> School of Lifelong Education and International Development, Institute of
> Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
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