UCI EcoGovLab EnvGov Intern Program: Santa Ana California | 2022-2023
UCI EcoGovLab EnvGov Intern Program: Santa Ana California | 2022-2023
UCI EcoGovLab EnvGov Intern Program: Santa Ana California | 2022-2023
EiJ Global Record PECE Essay for Santa Ana
The Environmental Injustice Global Record is a collaborative initiative to build an expansive archive of material demonstrating the dynamics of environmental injustice in different settings.
This essay is the project workspace for a 6-month study that examines how teaching models for physical and mental well-being are being adapted to online and distance learning environments in two K-
I am a (science) education researcher and look at most things in the world through the lens of education. On disaster (or anything else), the questions I ask are - e.g., why should we teach about it? What should we teach about it, and how? How can we support teachers to teach about disasters in their classrooms? My training in educational research has equipped me with the theories, tools and methods that can be utilised to approach these questions. I am hoping that these knowledge, experiences and skills can cross-fertilise with EcoGovLab's expertise in anthropology, SPS and environmental governance.
One of our greatest responsibilities is to prepare the next generation to meet the challenges they will face in the 21st Century, with a deep commitment to the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. We have a unique opportunity for a community dialogue about the civic values, knowledge, and skills that K-12 students should learn and practice in our public school system. We will create strong community support for our schools to provide effective civic education for students to be successful in college, career and citizenship.
The mission of the Civic Education Center is to restore civility in America by creating opportunities for youth to learn and practice civic values and democratic skills.
This is the newsletter brief submitted to SSRC's ITEMS August 2021