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Environmental education and the new curriculum for Wales: An evaluation of how a family of schools in a rural area used a theory of change approach

Jones, Verity

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Verity Jones Verity6.Jones@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor of Education



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This paper evaluates an Environmental Education programme where the barriers and opportunities for professional development, access to specialist resources, provision through technology and partnership are considered within the context of Wales and the demands of a new curriculum. The findings reflect on the first three years of an education programme that uses a Theory of Change framework to plan for learning with 9–11 year olds in Wales, UK. Drawing on qualitative individual and group interviews with teachers and pupils across six schools, the successes and challenges of this framework are presented. I suggest that combining a Theory of Change framework with a Capability Approach—focussing on values and agency—offers a more useful planning tool for curriculums developing strategies where teacher agency is encouraged—compared to using one approach alone.

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Jones, V. (2023). Environmental education and the new curriculum for Wales: An evaluation of how a family of schools in a rural area used a theory of change approach. Environmental Education Research, 29(3), 392-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2137470

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 9, 2022
Online Publication Date Oct 25, 2022
Publication Date Apr 1, 2023
Deposit Date Oct 9, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Environmental Education Research
Print ISSN 1350-4622
Electronic ISSN 1469-5871
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 3
Pages 392-409
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2137470
Keywords UK, qualitative, curriculum design, Theory of Change, Capability Approach, freedom, Education
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7473703
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504622.2022.2137470

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