Current Issue December 01, 2024 Dec 01, 2024 Vol.47 No.4
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Editorial 2024-12-01
Navigating the Future of Geoscience Education in a Post-COVID World
Susana A. Alaniz-Álvarez1*, Antoni Camprubí2, Sandra Villacorta3
1 Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Blvd. Juriquilla No. 3001. Querétaro, 76230, México
2 Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
3 CSIRO, Australian Resources Research Centre, Kensington, WA 6151, AustraliaEpisodes 2024; 47(4): 697-698
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Article 2024-12-01
The history and current status of IUGS-COGE: two decades of progress in Global Geoscience Education
Ian Clark1*, Sandra Villacorta2, Scott Miller3, Susanna Occhipinti4
1 University of South Australia, Adelaide Australia
2 CSIRO, ARRC, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia
3 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL USA
4 Italian Geological Society and National Association of Natural Science TeachersEpisodes 2024; 47(4): 699-708
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Article 2024-12-01
Geoscience education in Malaysian primary and secondary schools: perspectives from new tertiary students
Elvaene James1,5*, Elfphyenny James2, Hafzan Eva Mansor1, Mohammad Muqtada Ali Khan1,5, Kevin Fernandez3, Muhammad Hatta Roselee4
1 Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli 17600, Malaysia
2 Open University Malaysia, Sabah Learning Centre, Kota Kinabalu 82000, Malaysia
3 Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
4 Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
5 Tropical GeoResource and Hazards Research Group, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaEpisodes 2024; 47(4): 709-721
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Article 2024-12-01
Achieving conceptual change among elementary students through a one-day experiential science workshop about gravity, a proposal from Mexico
Susana A. Alaniz-Álvarez1*, Ángel Francisco Nieto-Samaniego1, Alexis Del Pilar-Martínez2, Yadira Hernández-Pérez3
1 Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Blvd. Juriquilla No. 3001. Querétaro, 76230, México
2 Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, México
3 Escuela Nacional Preparatoria José Vasconcelos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalpan, 14300 Ciudad de MéxicoEpisodes 2024; 47(4): 723-731
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Article 2024-12-01
Integrating geoethics in tertiary education: a strategy for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sandra Villacorta1*, Luisa Pinto2, Antoni Camprubí3, Yosbanis Cervantes4
1 CSIRO, Australian Resources Research Centre, Kensington, WA 6151; College of Engineering, IT and Environment, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia
2 Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, #803 Plaza Ercilla, Santiago, Chile
3 Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
4 Universidad de Moa, Av. Calixto García Íñiguez 15, 83330 Moa, Holguín, CubaEpisodes 2024; 47(4): 733-751
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Article 2024-12-01
Non-formal secondary students’ education to develop environmental insight
Tiago Ribeiro*, Clara Vasconcelos
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Matosinhos, Portugal; Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Episodes 2024; 47(4): 753-765
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Article 2024-12-01
Sustainable states: a role-playing game for sustainability education
Lev Horodyskyj1*, Tara Lennon2, Roberto Greco3
1 Science Voices, Gilbert, Arizona, 85292, USA
2 School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85281, USA
3 Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica (DPCT), Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, BrazilEpisodes 2024; 47(4): 767-773
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Article 2024-12-01
STS and science education: the impact of geology workshops on children's perception in Paraguay
Romina Celabe*, Néstor Salinas
Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Geología, Campus Universitario, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Episodes 2024; 47(4): 775-785
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