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This chapter first introduces the recent progress in Education for Sustainable Development in Macao. The Green Schools Partner Program in Macao is also reviewed and the school curriculum with an emphasis on environmental education or ESD is discussed. Then it introduces a survey of teachers’ perceptions concerning education for sustainable development in Macao. The results of the surveys and follow-up interviews are presented. The chapter concludes with suggestions of how to implement EE/ESD in the context of Macao.
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The authors would like to thank the following institutions, schools and association for providing support to the preparation of this chapter: Hong Kong Institute of Education, Choi Nong Chi Tai Secondary School, Pui Ching Middle School, St. Rosa of Lima College (Chinese Secondary), Tong Nam Secondary School, Titus Li, Siu Pang (The Association for Childhood Education International—Hong Kong and Macau) and Michael Ho-Fai Chau (Hong Kong Institute of Education). Last, the authors must thank Tony Lai, Kwok Hung (Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University) for his proofreading work.
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Ma, W.HT., Lee, J.CK. (2014). Education for Sustainable Development in Macao Secondary Schools: Issues and Challenges. In: Lee, JK., Efird, R. (eds) Schooling for Sustainable Development Across the Pacific. Schooling for Sustainable Development, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8866-3_12
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