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“Let’s Talk about It”—Explicit Discussions as a Way to Reduce the Resistance of Religious Jewish Science Teachers to Learning and Teaching about Evolution: A Case Study by Alkaher, Iris, Shmueli, Marva, Dreyfus, Amos

“…Acknowledging the diverse perceptions about science–religion relationships among learners who come from various religious environments may increase learners’…”
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Population growth as the elephant in the room: teachers' perspectives and willingness to incorporate a controversial environmental sustainability issue in their teaching by Alkaher, Iris, Carmi, Nurit

“…Although population growth (PG) is acknowledged as a major factor that drives the global environmental crisis, this issue is rarely included in environmental…”
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Instructors' Decisions That Integrate Inquiry Teaching Into Undergraduate Courses: How Do I Make This Fit? by Alkaher, Iris, Dolan, Erin

“…In this qualitative study, we describe and characterize the pedagogical decisions that three college instructors made to mitigate challenges they faced as they…”
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The role of school partnerships in promoting education for sustainability and social capital by Alkaher, Iris, Gan, Dafna

“…State, civil society and private sector partnerships play a crucial role in fostering a sustainable society. This case study explores the role of…”
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School staff perceptions on education for sustainability and sense of community as reflected in an elementary school culture in Israel by Gan, Dafna, Alkaher, Iris

“…Promoting education for sustainability (EfS) within schools requires adopting a whole-school approach for organizational change. In this study, we adopted…”
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Development and formation of ESE policy: learning from teachers and local authorities by Sadan, Naama, Alkaher, Iris

“…In this qualitative case study, we adopted theories of street-level bureaucracy and policy entrepreneurship to examine formation processes of environmental and…”
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Characterizing the motives and environmental literacy of undergraduate and graduate students who elect environmental programs - a comparison between teaching-oriented and other students by Alkaher, Iris, Goldman, Daphne

“…One aspect of the increasing position of sustainability in higher education is establishment of distinct interdisciplinary environment-oriented programs. The…”
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Assessing the impact of a program designed to develop sustainability leadership amongst staff members in higher education institutes: a case study from a community of practice perspective by Alkaher, Iris, Avissar, Ilana

“…This study focuses on the impact of a sustainability leadership development program (SLDP) designed to develop staff members as leaders who encourage…”
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An environmental and sustainability education center in Israel as a "street-level policy entrepreneur" for promoting teachers as change agents for sustainability by Alkaher, Iris, Goldman, Daphne, Aram, Iggy

“…Contemporary society needs teachers who are motivated and equipped to function as social change-agents and policy entrepreneurs for sustainability, including…”
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"Looking garbage in the eyes": From recycling to reducing consumerism- transformative environmental education at a waste treatment facility by Goldman, Daphne, Alkaher, Iris, Aram, Iggy

“…Making people aware of the interconnections between personal consumerism and its environmental consequences is fundamental for motivating them to engage in…”
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Incorporating collaborative learning in teacher education to foster self-efficacy to implement environmental citizenship: an action research by Gan, Dafna, Alkaher, Iris, Segal, Tamar

“…Purpose Engaging students in environmental citizenship to promote education for sustainability (EfS) as an explicit goal of academic courses is not common,…”
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The Impact of Socio-Environmental Projects of Jewish and Bedouin Youth in Israel on Students' Local Knowledge and Views of Each Other by Alkaher, Iris, Tal, Tali

“…This study is part of a first study of collaborative socio-environmental projects that engage Jewish and Arab students in Israel in learning about their local…”
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The Role of Distributed Leadership in Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability into Campus Life in an Israeli Teaching College: A Case Study by Avissar, Ilana, Alkaher, Iris, Gan, Dafna

“…Purpose: Distributed leadership has been reported in the literature as an effective management approach for educational organizations such as institutions of…”
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Making pedagogical decisions to address challenges of joint Jewish-Bedouin environmental projects in Israel by Alkaher, Iris, Tal, Tali

“…This interpretive study identifies challenges of working with Bedouin and Jewish Israeli youth in two multicultural projects: education for sustainability and…”
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The role of distributed leadership in mainstreaming environmental sustainability into campus life in an Israeli teaching college by Avissar, Ilana, Alkaher, Iris, Gan, Dafna

“…Purpose Distributed leadership has been reported in the literature as an effective management approach for educational organizations such as institutions of…”
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Environmental projects of Jewish and Arab youth in Israel: the adult leaders' views by Alkaher, Iris, Tal, Tali

“…Socio-environmental projects involving Arab and Jewish youth in Israel are uncommon. In this study, we interviewed 16 adult leaders of two projects that were…”
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Collaborative environmental projects in a multicultural society: working from within separate or mutual landscapes? by Tal, Tali, Alkaher, Iris

“…A multicultural socio-environmental project that is framed in the ideas of education for sustainability brought together Jew and Arab students was investigated…”
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