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Science & Technology Education Staff
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Our People:
John Williams |
Chris Eames |
Mike Forret |
Kathrin Otrel-Cass
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Chris Eames |
| Chris Eames is currently Director and Senior Lecturer in the Centre. He teaches and supervises research students in environmental education/education for sustainability, and science education. |
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| He has conducted research and evaluation projects for the Ministry of Education, the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative and WWF New Zealand in the past few years. His current research interests focus on whole school approaches and action learning in sustainability. |
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| Chris is a member of the New Zealand Association for Environmental Education (NZAEE) and a committee member for the Waikato branch. Chris also has extensive experience in teaching biochemistry and microbiology at the tertiary level, and in liaison with science and technology companies and biology secondary teachers. |
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| He is an Honorary Life member of the New Zealand Association for Co-operative Education (NZACE), is on the editorial boards for the Journal of Co-operative Education and Internships and the Asia-Pacifi c Journal for Co-operative Education and has been a senior judge for Science Fairs. His other research interests are in secondary and tertiary
science/biology, and learning through co-operative education. |
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Selected Publications |
| Taylor, N., Littledyke, M., Eames, C. and Coll, R.K. (Eds). (in press) Environmental Education in Context: An international perspective on the development of environmental education. Sense Publishers. |
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| Littledyke, M., Taylor, N., Eames, C. (Eds). (in press). Education for sustainability in the primary curriculum: A guide for teachers. Palgrave MacMillan. |
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| Eames, C. and Stewart, K. (2008). Personal and relationship dimensions of higher education science and
engineering learning communities. Research in Science and Technological Education, 26(3), 311-321 |
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| Eames, C., Cowie, B., and Bolstad, R. (2008). An evaluation of characteristics of environmental education
practice in New Zealand schools. Environmental Education Research, 14(1), 35-51. |
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| Suwanjinda, D., Eames, C., and Panbangred, W. (2007). Screening of Lactic Acid Bacteria by Microbiological
and PCR Methods. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 35(5), 364-369. |
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| Eames, C., Law, B., Barker, M., Iles, H., McKenzie, J., Williams, P., et al. (2006). Investigating teachers’ pedagogical approaches in environmental education that promote students’ action competence. Wellington,
New Zealand: New Zealand Council of Educational Research. |
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| Bolstad, R., Cowie, B. & Eames, C. (2004). Environment education in New Zealand schools: Research into
current practice and future possibilities. Vol. 1 – Summary. Wellington, NZ. Ministry of Education. |
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Other Publications |
| See complete list of publications |
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