Issue Investigation and Action approach: developing lifelong skills for independent investigation and resolution of environmental issues¶

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Description¶

Issue Investigation and Action is the second school-level approach the newsletter recommends for global change instruction, contrasted with the more teacher-directed Extended Case Study. It employs "a broaler and more generalized approach" whose intention is to develop investigation and resolution skills applicable throughout one's life. The article states that "This method provides for definition, practice and application of knowledge and skills for independent investigation and resolution of issues so as to develop autonomous investigators."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires instructional activities that allow learners to define, practise and apply investigation and resolution skills independently

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• primary and secondary school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• issue investigation skills
• autonomous issue resolution
• lifelong application of environmental action skills

Related Strategies¶

• Extended Case Study approach: teacher-directed analysis of an environmental issue using primary and secondary sources
• Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Environmental Education Section. (1993). Connect: UNESCO-UNEP Environmental Education Newsletter, 1993. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED368567