The purpose of this study was to examine the environmental education curriculum which has been utilized within Green Schools. For this study the researcher defined Green Schools as educational facilities with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification or United States Education Department (USED) Green Ribbon recognition. Currently, there is no set standard for the implementation of environmental education in Green Schools or for schools that utilize the building as a teaching tool for students. This descriptive study surveyed Green Schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia in order to better understand what common programs and curricula were being utilized. This study will also assist in establishing pedagogical best practices for environmental education while describing how LEED certified buildings are currently being used by educators as a teaching tool to support sustainable practices. Overall, 14 Green Schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia agreed to participate in the study. Once principals gave consent for their school to participate in the study, they were asked to respond the survey instrument and invite teachers to participate in the Green Schools eSurvey also. The survey instrument consisted of 14 multiple choice and open response survey items. Overall, 98 principals and staff participated in the survey. Multiple choice survey questions served as the quantitative data for the research study. Quantitative data were examined to report descriptive statistics to provide parameters about the sample population. The frequency and percentage from each category, mean, and mode were also reported from each quantitative survey item. Qualitative data were examined by emerging themes according to pedagogical strategies and programs. The findings from the study indicated that teachers are employing practices that are consistent with current emphases on environmental education. Data also supported that educators take pride in their buildings and incorporate the facility as a teaching tool in a variety of instructional practices throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. / Ed. D.

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Access to schooling and education for children and youth of school age in Brazil in terms of school places has not been a concern. On the other hand, faced with high dropout rates, low level of school and consequently the weak performance obtained by schools on standardized tests. The present study aims to analyze the factors that may help explain the performance of public schools in Rio Grande do Sul. To find the different realities presented by state schools, firstly four schools have been selected, and from its results at Ideb in 2011, it has been shown that two of them have had a good performance, while the others have had a bad performance at it. As possible influential factors, facilities and resources, the size of the school, the profile of the school s management, the group size, school time, teachers profile, teachers assessment, commitment, students, teachers and parents have been analyzed. These factors are related to school s daily routine, and can be seen as possible determinants of high or low performances at schools. Questionnaires have been applied to students, teachers, supervisors and guidance service advisors, the principals or head masters, and also on-site visits have been conducted. In the analysis of results, it has been observed that a few factors have presented relevant differences between schools with high and low performances. Among the differences, two of them need to be noted: the facilities and resources are much more adequate in schools which have presented high performance than in the ones with low performance, and also the students from high performance schools have shown more commitment and attention in relation to their studies if compared to students from low performance schools. / O acesso a escolarização e a educação para as crianças e jovens em idade escolar no Brasil em termos de vagas escolares não tem sido motivo de preocupação. Por outro lado, depara-se com altas taxas de abandono escolar, baixo nível dos escolares e consequentemente o pífio desempenho obtido pelas escolas nos exames padronizados. O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar os fatores que podem auxiliar na explicação do desempenho das escolas públicas do Rio Grande do Sul. Para conhecer as diferentes realidades apresentadas pelas escolas estaduais primeiramente foram selecionadas quatro escolas, a partir do resultado do Ideb de 2011 sendo duas escolas de alto desempenho e duas de baixo desempenho. Como possíveis influenciadores foram analisados os seguintes fatores: instalações e recursos, tamanho da escola, perfil da gestão escolar, tamanho das turmas tempo do escolar, perfil do professor, avaliação de professores, perfil da gestão escolar, clima escolar, comprometimento, alunos, escola e família. Tais fatores relacionam-se ao dia-a-dia da escola, portanto como possíveis determinantes do alto ou baixo desempenho das escolas. Foram aplicados questionários para os alunos, professores, supervisão escolar/ serviço de orientação escolar, diretores e vice-diretores e realizada a visita in loco. Na análise dos resultados observou-se que poucos fatores apresentaram diferenças relevantes entre as escolas de alto e baixo desempenho. Dentre as diferenças duas merecem destaque. As instalações e recursos são muito mais adequadas nas escolas de alto do que na escolas de baixo desempenho e os alunos das escolas de alto desempenho demonstravam mais comprometimento e atenção em relação aos estudos que os alunos das escolas de baixo desempenho.

En el año 2014, se impulsó la creación de los Colegios de Alto Rendimiento (COAR), con la finalidad de llevar una educación de calidad a todas las regiones del Perú y en especial a las poblaciones con menores recursos. Es así, que, como meta a esta iniciativa, se tiene pensando llegar a gestionar un COAR por región. De esa manera nace la iniciativa de desarrollar el COAR de la Región Amazonas, como respuesta a una demanda de infraestructura, ya que en la actualidad los alumnos viven en un ambiente improvisado con las escasas condiciones para el desarrollo de un buen proceso de aprendizaje. El siguiente proyecto, está pensado ejecutarse en el distrito de Lamud, provincia de Luya. El cual consta de una residencia para poco más de trecientos alumnos, un aulario que consta de doce secciones, cuatro laboratorios, dos salas de cómputo y centro de recursos para el aprendizaje, un polideportivo con una piscina semiolímpica y una cancha multideportiva, áreas recreativas y todas las instalaciones que este tipo de edificación amerita para su correcto funcionamiento y estadía de los principales usuarios, los alumnos y profesores. Además, se planea convertir en un hito en la zona, dotando a la comunidad de áreas de recreación, deporte y espacios público de calidad; brindándole a la ciudad diversas plazas para la interacción de los ciudadanos, espacios de recreación para niños, estacionamientos de autos y bicicletas, entre otros. Los cuales ayudaran a que la zona tenga un espacio público de calidad. / In 2014, the creation of High Performance Schools (COAR) was promoted, with the aim of carrying out a quality education to all regions of Peru and especially to populations with fewer resources. It's like that, since it's about getting a management for a department. In this way, the initiative to develop the COAR of the Amazon Region was born, in response to a demand for infrastructure, and that students currently live in an improvised environment, within a technological environment. The following project is planned to be executed in the district of Lamud, province of Luya. Which consists of a residence for just over three hundred students, a classroom that consists of twelve sections, four laboratories, two computer rooms and a resource center for learning, a sports center with a swimming pool Multilaportive activities, recreational areas and all the facilities of this type of building for the proper functioning and stay of the main users, students and teachers. In addition, it can become a milestone in the area, in the area of recreation areas, sports and quality public spaces; provided to the city various places for the interaction of citizens, recreation spaces for children, parking lots for cars and bicycles, among others. The help services of the city. / Tesis