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Personal profile
Biography
Alan Reid is a Professor in the Faculty of Education, Monash University.
He edits Environmental Education Research, and leads the Education, Environment and Sustainability Research Group.
Until 2012, he worked at the Centre for Research in Education and the Environment, University of Bath, where he completed his PhD in 1998.
Alan is active in a range of environmental education research activities and networks, primarily in Europe, North America and Australasia. These include the Global Environmental Education Partnership and a wide range of special interest groups, networks and events in the field, e.g. the World Environmental Education Congress.
Alan's research interests focus on teachers' thinking and practice in environmental education, and traditions, capacities and issues in environmental education theory, research and policy.
Alan's teaching commitments and interests principally focus on environmental and sustainability education, and research approaches and professional inquiry in education. Recent work includes research, policy and practice development activities that address the climate emergency through education, and education in relation to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, e.g. Mission 4.7, and addressing scientists' warnings about the environmental crisis.
He is also an associate editor of Journal of Curriculum Studies.
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Awards include:
Innovation in Teaching and Learning Award Academic Prize, University of Bath (2002)
Knowledge Transfer Champion, University of Bath (2010)
Outstanding Contributions to Research in Environmental Education Award, North American Association for Environmental Education (2015)
Research interests
- the philosophy, practice and development of environmental and sustainability education
- principles, programmes and cultures of educational research
- teachers' thinking and beliefs and their relation to curriculum design and knowledge
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Environmental and Sustainability Education
- The Environment
- Environment and Sustainability
- Environmental Education
- Research Methodology
- Research methods
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability
- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Curriculum Studies
- Education Policy
- Education Philosophy
- Educational Theory and Policy (Especially In Relation To Schools)
- Research Development
Network
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The Influences of Policy Actors on UN Policy Programs on Climate Change Education
McKenzie, M., Kolleck, N., Reid, A., Benavot, A., Rizvi, F. & Bengtsson, S.
1/05/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Australian Teachers’ climate-change related ethical dilemmas in the midst of ecological crisis (especially the Australian bushfire crisis)
Bleazby, J., Rosenbluh, I., Burgh, G., Thornton, S. & Reid, A.
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Zoos Victoria Fighting Extinction School Impact Project
Reid, A., Boulet, M., Faulkner, N. & Jungbluth, L.
1/02/18 → 9/04/20
Project: Research
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ResourceSmart Schools Review
Rickinson, M., Boulet, M. & Reid, A.
18/09/15 → 20/11/15
Project: Research
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Resource Smart AuSSI Vic Research Project
Rickinson, M., Goold, L., Hall, M., Payne, P. & Reid, A.
31/03/14 → 14/10/14
Project: Research
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Scoping reviews: their development and application in environmental and sustainable education research
Gutierrez-Bucheli, L., Reid, A. & Kidman, G., 2022, In: Environmental Education Research. 28, 5, p. 645-673 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability in engineering education: a review of learning outcomes
Gutierrez-Bucheli, L., Kidman, G. & Reid, A., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 330, 15 p., 129734.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Colombia’s national policy of environmental education: a critical discourse analysis
Mejía-Cáceres, M. A., Huérfano, A., Reid, A. & Freire, L. M., 2021, In: Environmental Education Research. 27, 4, p. 571-594 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Dealing with global environmental change: the design and validation of the GEC attitude scale
Varela-Losada, M., Pérez-Rodríguez, U., Lorenzo-Rial, M., Vega-Marcote, P. & Reid, A., 2021, In: Environmental Education Research. 27, 1, p. 110-131 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Declaring a climate emergency
Reid, A., 2021, Building Better Schools with Evidence-based Policy: Adaptable Policy for Teachers and School Leaders. Allen, K-A., Reupert, A. & Oades, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 247-254 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (External organisation)
Alan Reid (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Journal)
Alan Reid (Editorial board member)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Alan Reid (Editor in chief)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Global Environmental Education Partnership (External organisation)
Alan Reid (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of industry collaboration/ network
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Journal of Curriculum Studies (Journal)
Alan Reid (Associate editor)
2011 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press / Media
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The climate crisis, education and what we need to do to learn our way out of it
16/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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‘More than lip service’: Schools urged to bolster climate crisis fight
8/08/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Why isn’t fashion sustainability taught in Australian schools?
21/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Environmental education needs greater investment, innovation, say experts
Alan Reid, Nicole Ardoin, Justin Dillon & Jo Anne Ferreira
9/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature