Action Competence
Health Education - Environmental Education
 
A resource website from The Research Programme for Environmental and Health Education, Danish University of Education, Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Some keywords

Democratization of teaching

Education for sustainable development

Bildung

General education

Participation

Empowerment

Citizenship

Constructivistic approach to learning and teaching

Social justice

Education for sustainability

Peace education

Critical pedagogy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications about action competence related to Health Education and Environmental Education

Key reference papers in English language

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun & Kirsten Nielsen (2003):
Action-oriented environmental education: Clarifying the concept of action. Pp. 173-193 in Journal of Environmental Education Research Vol. 1.

Schnack, K. (2003):
Action Competence as an Educational Ideal. In: Trueit, D., W.E. Doll, H. Wang, & W.F. Pinar (eds.). The Internationalization of Curriculum Studies. New York, Peter Lang Publishing.

Fien, John & Petra Skoien (2002):
"I'm learning ... How you go about stirring things up - in a consultative manner": social capital and action comtetence in two community catchment groups. Pp. 269-282 in Local Environment, Vol. 7 (3).

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun (2002):
Knowledge, action and pro-environmental behaviour. Pp. 325-334 in Environmental Education Research vol. 8 (3).:

Mogensen; Finn (2001):
Students’ knowledge about environmental matters and their belief in own action possibilities – a Danish Study, The Journal of
Environmental Education, Vol 33, no 1, Fall.

Breiting, Søren (2000):
Sustainable development, Environmental Education and action competence. Pp. 151-165 in Critical Environmental and Health Education. Research Issues and Challenges, Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Karsten Schnack & Venka Simovska (eds.), The Danish University of Education.

Colquhoun, Derek (2000):
Action competence, social capital and the health promoting school. Pp. 93-106 in Critical Environmental and Health Education. Research Issues and Challenges, Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Karsten Schnack & Venka Simovska eds., The Danish University of Education.

Csobod, Eva (2000):
Conditions for developing democracy, action competence and environmental education in a country under transition - expereinces from Hungary. Pp. 209-217 in Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.).(2000). Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun (2000):
Participation, commitment and knowledge as components of putios' action competence. Pp. 219-238 Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.).(2000). Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.) (2000):
Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Mogensen; Finn (2000):
Environmental Education – Development and Evaluation,
Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut fûr Fortbildung und Weiterbildung im Schulwesen und Medienpädagogik, Hildesheim, Tyskland.
Online: http://www.digirum.dk/esbjerg/medarbejdere/finn_filer/ee_start.htm

Payne, Philip (2000):Schnack, K. (2000).
Embodiment and action competence. Pp. 185-208 in Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.).(2000). Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Schnack; Karsten (2000):
Action Competence as a Curriculum Perspective. Pp. 107-125
In Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.). Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Simovska, Venka (2000):
Exploring student participation within health education and health promoting s chools. Pp. 29-43 in Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.).(2000). Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Svedbom, Jörgen (2000):
A comparison of different approaches to health education - some reflections on the role of health education in relation to inequity in health. Pp. 167-183 in Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.). Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Wals, Arjen E. J. & Bob Jickling (2000):
Process-based environmental education seeking standards without standardizing. Pp. 127-148 in Jensen, B.B., K. Schnack, & V. Simovska, (eds.). Critical Environmental and Health Education - Research Issues and Challenges. Danish University of Education, Copenhagen.

Breiting, S. & F. Mogensen (1999):
Action Competence and Environmental Education. Cambridge Journal of Education vol. 29: Pp. 349-353.

Breiting, S. (1999):
Dilemmas related to Teacher Training for Science Education and Pupils´ Action Competence (The MUVIN Project). Pp. 263-272. in Research in Science Education in Europe, Eds.: M. Bandiera, S. Caravita, E. Torracca and M. Vicentini. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht.

Keith Bishop and William Scott (1998):
Deconstructing action competence: developing a case for a more scientifically-attentive environmental education.
Public Understanding of Science (Volume 7, No 3, pages 225-236)
Abstract

Schnack, K. (1998):
Why focus on Conflicting Interests in Environmental Education?.
In: Mauri Ahlberg & Walter Leal Filho (eds.): Environmental Education for Sustainability: Good Environment, Good Life, Peter Lang: Europäischer Verlag der Wissenschaften.

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun, David Uzzell, Jean Davallon, Patricia J. Fontes, Hana Gottesdiener, Jens Kofoed, Gorm Uhrenholdt and Christian Vognsen (1997):
Children as Catalysts of Environmental Change. In collaboration with Instituto de Promoçao Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal, 252 pp.

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun and Karsten Schnack (1997):
The Action Competence Approach in Environmental Education..
Environmental Education Research, vol 3, no. 2, pp. 163-178.

Mogensen, Finn (1997):
Critical Thinking - A Central Element in Developing Action
Competence in Health and Environmental Education. Pp. 429-436 in John Fien & Bjarne Bruun Jensen: “Health, Environment and Education”, Health Education Research Journal: Theory and Practice, Vol. 12, no. 4. Oxford University Press.

Breiting, S. (1996):
Is there anything special about environmental education in the Nordic region? Conflicting interests in the use of natural resources - a Nordic school developmental project on environmental education, Nordic Council of Ministers. Nordic Publishing House. 519: 13-17.

Mogensen, Finn (1996):
Environmental Education as Critical Education, in Søren
Breiting & Kirsten Nielsen (eds.) Environmental Education Research in the Nordic Countries, Research Centre for Environmental and Health Education, The Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, s. 44-64.

Mogensen, Finn (1996):
The MUVIN Research Project, Pp. 143-151. In Rune Wikström (ed.): Implementation of Environmental Education in the Community, Proceedings from the 5th Conference on Environmental Education in Europe, 22-27 October 1996, Mid Sweden University, Sweden.

Breiting, S. (1995).
Towards a New Concept of Environmental Education. The Conference on the Exchange of Promising Experiences in Environmental Eduation in Great Britain and the Nordic countries. 11-13- November 1994, Karlslunde, Denmark, European Research and Training Centre on Environmental Education, University of Bradford.

Jensen, Knud, Ole B. Larsen & Stephen Walker (eds.) (1995):
Democracy in schools, citizenship and global concern. Studies in Educational Theory and curriculum. Vol 18. Royal Danish School of Education Studies. ((Now Danish University of Education)) Copenhagen.

Mogensen, Finn (1995):
School Initiatives related to Environmental Change - Development
of Action Competence, in: Bjarne Bruun Jensen (ed.): Research in
Environmental and Health Education, Forskningscenter for Miljø- og
Sundhedsundervisning, Danmarks Lærerhøjskole. Copenhagen.

Schnack, K. (1995).
Democratisation, Citizenship and Action Competence.
In: Jensen, K. O.B. Larsen & S. Walker (eds.). Democracy in Schools, Citizenship and Global Concern,
Royal Danish School of Educational Studies.

Schnack, K. (1995).
The Didactics of Challenge,
In: Stefan Hopman and Kurt Riquarts (eds.): Didaktik and/or Curriculum, Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften an der Universität Kiel.

Breiting, Søren (1994).
Persuation or democratic participation to foster environmental activity among citizens? Pp. 37-41 in Raising the Wadden Awareness. Proceedings of the first international conference on public information and education in the Wadden Sea area, EcoMare, Texel, the Netherlands 20-24 September 1993. Den Helder, EcoMare.

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun (1994):
Action, Action Competence and Change in the Field of Environmental and Health Education. Pp. 73-85 in: Jensen, B.B. & K. Schnack (eds.): Action and Action Competence as Key Concepts in Critical Pedagogy.

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun and Karsten Schnack (1994):
Action Competence as an Educational Challenge. Pp. 5-18. In: Jensen, B.B. & K. Schnack (eds.): Action and Action Competence as Key Concepts in Critical Pedagogy. Studies in Educational Theory and Curriculum vol. 12. Royal Danish School of Educational Studies. ((Now Danish University of Education)). Copenhagen.

Jensen, Knud (1994):
Action competence in pedagogy. Pp. 191-201 in: Jensen, B.B. & K. Schnack (eds.): Action and Action Competence as Key Concepts in Critical Pedagogy. Studies in Educational Theory and Curriculum vol. 12. Royal Danish School of Educational Studies. ((Now Danish University of Education)). Copenhagen.

Schnack, Karsten (1994):
Some further comments on the action competence debate. Pp. 185-190 in Jensen, B.B. & K. Schnack (eds.): Action and Action Competence as Key Concepts in Critical Pedagogy. Studies in Educational Theory and Curriculum vol. 12. Royal Danish School of Educational Studies. ((Now Danish University of Education)). Copenhagen.

Tones, Keith (1994):
Health promotion, empowerment and action competence. Pp. 163-185 in: Jensen, B.B. & K. Schnack (eds.): Action and Action Competence as Key Concepts in Critical Pedagogy. Studies in Educational Theory and Curriculum vol. 12. Royal Danish School of Educational Studies. ((Now Danish University of Education)). Copenhagen.

Uzzell, David L. (1994):
Action competence: Some theoretical issues and methodological problems. Pp. 87-98 in Jensen, B.B. & K. Schnack (eds.): Action and Action Competence as Key Concepts in Critical Pedagogy. Studies in Educational Theory and Curriculum vol. 12. Royal Danish School of Educational Studies. ((Now Danish University of Education)). Copenhagen.

Wals, Arjen E. J. (1994):
Action taking and environmental problem solving in environmental education. Pp. 135-162 in Jensen, B.B. & K. Schnack (eds.): Action and Action Competence as Key Concepts in Critical Pedagogy. Studies in Educational Theory and Curriculum vol. 12. Royal Danish School of Educational Studies. ((Now Danish University of Education)). Copenhagen.

Breiting, S.(1993):
The new generation of environmental education focus on democracy as part of an alternative paradigm. S. 199-202 Pp. Alternative Paradigms in Environmental Education Research, R. Mrazek (ed.). Monographs in Environmental Education Research VIII. The North American Association for Environmental Education. Troy. Link.

Mogensen, Finn (1993):
The Challenge to Environmental Education: Action Competence, in Roy Williams (ed): Diversity Within Unity - an Approach to Education for the Environment of Europe, University of Sussex.


Key reference papers in Scandinavian language

Breiting, S., K. Hedegaard, F. Mogensen, K. Nielsen og K. Schnack (1999):
Handlekompetence, interessekonflikter og miljøundervisning - MUVIN-projektet, Odense Universitetsforlag 1999. Link.

Mogensen, Finn (1999):
Et didaktisk faghæfte om Miljøundervisning – udvikling og evaluering, Didaktiske faghæfter fra Skoleevaluering – 4 by projektet, København
Engelsk internetversion:
http://www.digirum.dk/esbjerg/medarbejdere/finn_filer/ee_start.htm

Mogensen, Finn (1998):
Miljøundervisning, kritisk tænkning og udvikling af
handlekompetence (i) Bjarne Bruun Jensen m.fl. (red): Naturfagenes
Didaktik, Forskningstidskrift fra Danmarks Lærerhøjskole, København

Mogensen, Finn (1995):
Handlekompetence som didaktisk begreb Pp. miljøundervisningen,
Ph.D-afhandling. Forskningscenter for Miljø- og
Sundhedsundervisning, Danmarks Lærer-højskole.

Mogensen, Finn & Kirsten Nielsen (1999):
Spørgeskemaundersøgelse af elevers holdning og viden om miljøspørgsmål, Foreningen af Danske Biologer i. samarbejde med Forskningscenter for Miljø- og Sundhedsundervisning, Danmarks Lærerhøjskole, København. .http://www.bi.gymfag.dk/forening/spoerg.htm

Mogensen, Finn (2001):
Unge, miljøet – og undervisningen, tidsskriftet Miljøsk nr 26, NOAH

Schnack, K. (1998):
Handlekompetence. In: Bisgaard, N.J. (red.). Pædagogiske teorier. 3. Udg. Værløse, Billesø & Baltzer.

Key reference papers in other languages

Mogensen; Finn (2000):
Umwelterziehung – Entwicklung und Evaluation, Niedersächsisches
Landesinstitut fûr Fortbildung und Weiterbildung im Schulwesen und
Medienpädagogik, Hildesheim, Tyskland

Jensen, Bjarne Bruun (1998)
Akcija, Kompetentnost za akcija i promena vo poleto na zdravstveno i sredinsko obrazovanie (Action, Action Competence and Change in the Field of Environmental and Health Education). Pp. pp. 3-11 in: Simovska, V & Kostarova-Unkovska, L. (eds.): Education for democracy with democracy. Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Skopje, Macedonia.

Breiting, S. (1997):
Hacia un nuevo concepto de educación ambiental. Carpeta informativa. Centro National de Educacion Ambiental. Valsein-Segovia, CENEAM: 02.81-02.89. Link: http://www.mma.es/educ/ceneam/02firmas/firmas1997/feb2.htm .
Link to table: http://www.econet21.org/es/guia/escuela/soren.htm

Breiting, Søren, Eva Csobod, Petra Lindemann-Matthies and Jürgen Mayer (1997):
Plantando Arboles. Internet http://www.mma.es:8088/ODMMA/Ceneam/O2Firmas/Firma14.htm.

Schnack, K. (1995):
Umweltbildung als politische Bildung in demokratischen Gesellschaften, In: Schleicher, K. (Hrsg.). Umweltbewusstsein und Umweltbildung in der Europäischen Union, Verlag Dr. R. Krämer, Hamburg.

 

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