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Sage Handbook of Education for Citizenship and Democracy now published.
24.09.2008
Detalis of this handbook to which I contributed a chapter on sustainable development (see publications) can be found on the Sage website (http://www.sagepub.co.uk/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book230964&currTree=Subjects&level1=C50&level2=C5D&)
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University of th Aegean
17.05.2008
Students on the University's Postgraduate Programme in Environmental Education can now download my commentary on the modules that make up this course (> downloads).
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Article in current issue of EER
02.03.2008
An Analysis of New Labour’s Policy on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with Particular Reference to Socially Critical Approaches, J. Huckle, Environmental Education Research, 14/1, February 2008, pp. 65 - 75.

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Briefing paper on sustainable development for beginning teachers of citizenship
21.12.2007
'Policies and practices for sustainable development' feature in the citizenship curriculum for England. This paper, recently published on the citized website, provides guidance for trainee techers on introducing the topic to Yr9 (14 -15 year old) pupils. It relates sustainable development to the key concepts and processes of citizenship education and includes sample classroom, whole school, and community based activities. The paper can be downloaded from citized or from this site (> downloads).
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Shared Visions and Futures, ESD across disciplines and cultures
25.10.2007
My presentation to this confernce at the University of Cyprus (15 - 17 November, 2007) is now available under downloads>presentations. It deals with interdisciplinarity within higher education for sustainable development; the potential of critical realism as a philosophical framework; and the challenges posed by post-ecologism.
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Article in International Schools magazine
17.07.2007
My article in the summer 2007 issue of International School magazine, suggesting how such schools might contribute to the UN Decade of ESD, is now available (go to downloads).
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Updated ESD briefing paper on ttrb website
16.02.2007
My briefing paper on ESD for the Teacher Training Resource Bank has been updated and can now be read as a series of illustrated webpages at http://www.ttrb.ac.uk/viewArticle.aspx?categoryId=14527&taggingType=4&contentId=12789

The briefing paper (published October 2006) can also be downloaded from this site.
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ECIS Conference, Nice, 17 - 19 Nov.
31.10.2006
I will be running three workshops at the conference of the European Council for Intenational Schools. Find out more by downloading the workshop handouts under presentations on the downloads page.
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Towards a UK ESD indicator
13.07.2006
My independent report on possible approaches to a UK ESD indicator, prepared for the Sustainable Development Commission, is now available as a download on this site. My report on the subsequent consultative workshops is available on the SDC website (see publications page for futher details).
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Indicators for ESD: engaging the debate
05.04.2006
I recently took part in this event organised by the Centre for Research in Education and the Environment. Presentations and other materials at http://www.bath.ac.uk/cree/esrcesd
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ESD briefing paper now published on this site.
24.12.2005
Between 2003 and 2005 I wrote and constantly updated a briefing paper on education for sustainable development for the Teacher Training Agency. This is now published on the Teacher Training Resource Bank (see links) and can now also be downloaded from this site (see downloads).
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Angela Walker lecture - Nottingham Trent University
15.12.2005
This presentation given to student teachers during values week at the end of the autumn term 2005 introduces primary ESD in the context of Christmas, toys and ethical consumerism. View under downloads.
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Presentation in Greece links ESD to advances in critical pedagogy.
08.04.2005
How can ESD be made relevant to young people's lives? This presentation answers this question by suggesting some classroom activities focussing on the issue of corporate social responsiblity in Europe and the example of Nike.
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Citizenship education for sustainable development
01.12.2004
citizenED is a website for tutors of citizenship education in initial teacher training. It has recently published my article on citiizen education for sustainable development together with ten related activities encouraging tutors and beginning teachers to engage with community action for sustainable development.  Find the link to these materials under Publications.
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Educating for Sustainability: a guide for primary schools.
01.09.2002
New publication from National Primary Trust
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Environments in a Changing World
01.09.2001
Prentice Hall publish new text for geography undergraduates.
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Education for Sustainability
01.09.1996
New book seeks to place sustainability at the centre of the education debate, and education within the sustainability debate.
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Reaching Out
01.09.1995
WWF publishes professional developent course in education for sustainability.
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What We Consume
01.09.1993
Curriculum materials from WWF encourage older pupils to examine the social and environmental impacts of what they consume.
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Decade of Destruction
01.09.1992
Teaching pack published based on Adrian Cowell's films shot in Amazonia in the 1980s.
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