ICT-Enabled Climate Change Education and Children Rights

• Authors: Vassilios Makrakis , Dimitrios Gkotzos , Nikolaos Larios
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper deals with a web-based learning environment that introduces primary school learners into the issue of children’s rights and climate change education. The methodological approach used is based on critical pedagogy and hypermedia technology. Through open source learning technologies and authentic learning activities that are enriched by open education resources and learning objects largely elicited from the Web, learners are being informed and construct knowledge related to six key areas of children’s rights affected by climate change.

Keywords

EN

children’s rights; climate change education; information and communication technology; education for sustainable development

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 89-110

Dates

published

2012-12-01

online

2013-03-27

Contributors

author

Vassilios Makrakis

• Professor of ICT in Education, University of Crete, Department of Primary Education.

author

Dimitrios Gkotzos

• University of Crete, Greece

author

Nikolaos Larios

• University of Crete, Greece

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10099-012-0011-y