School of Education

 

Dr Joanne Nazir

Research Interests

Dr Nazir's research interests are related to the areas of science education, environmental education, and teacher education. With respect to science education she is interested in the teaching and learning of science beyond its traditional content, especially explorations of how science and technology intersect with societies and environments (STSE education and STEM education). In environmental education Dr Nazir has explored the interfaces between outdoor and environmental education. She is currently interested in building capacity for environmental education within Caribbean contexts.

Selected Publications

  • Nazir, J., & Harry, S.N. (2023). Uncovering environmental and sustainability education themes in Caribbean secondary education certificate (CSEC) English literature. Environmental Education Research, 29(7), 951-963. DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2022.2044455
  • Nazir, J. (2021). Knowledge is not enough: Reimagining environmental and sustainability education in the Caribbean as environmental consciousness raising. Caribbean Curriculum, 28.
  • Nazir, J. (2020, 2010, 2001). Chemistry explained: A CSEC course (revised edition). Caribbean Educational Publishers: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Pluim, G., Nazir, J. & Wallace, J. (2020). Curriculum integration and the semicentennial of Basil Bernstein’s classification and framing of educational knowledge. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 20(4), 715-735.
  • Nazir J. (2019) Creation care as a basis for environmental education in preservice teacher education. In: Karrow D., DiGiuseppe M. (Eds). Environmental and Sustainability Education in Teacher Education: International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education, p. 225-236. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25016-4_14
  • Nazir J., & Pedretti E. (2018). Environmental education as/for environmental consciousness raising: Insights from an Ontario outdoor education centre. In: G. Reis, J. & Scott (Eds.) International Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Environmental Education: A Reader. Environmental Discourses in Science Education, vol 3 (pp.85-98). Cham: Springer.
  • Nazir, J. (2016). Using phenomenology to conduct environmental education research: Experience and issues. The Journal of Environmental Education. 47(3) 179-190. DOI:10.1080/00958964.2015.1063473.
  • Nazir, J., & Pedretti, E. (2016). Educators’ perceptions of bringing students to environmental consciousness through engaging outdoor experiences. Environmental Education Research, 22(2), 288-304, DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2014.996208.
  • Pedretti, E., & Nazir, J. (2015). Science, technology and society (STS). In R. Gunstone (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Science Education (pp.932-935). Heidelberg, New York, London: Springer Dordrecht.
  • Blum, N., Nazir, J., Breiting, S. Goh, K.C., & Pedretti, E. (2013). Balancing the tensions and meeting the conceptual challenges of education for sustainable development and climate change. Environmental Education Research, 19(2), 2016-217.

 

Selected Presentations

  • Ferguson, T., Bramwell-Lalor, S., Ison, M., Nazir, J., Kanada, M., & Williams-McBean, C. (2022, October). ESE in the English-Speaking Caribbean: From Research to Practice. Symposium presented at the annual research symposium of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Tucson, AZ.
  • Nazir, J. & Harry, S. (2022, June). Illustrating the Teaching of Sustainability Education in O’level English Literature through an Ecocritical Analysis of Breath, Eyes, Memory. Paper presented at the UWI Schools of Education Biennial Virtual Conference, Cavehill, Barbados.
  • Nazir J. (2021, January). What is STEM and its variants? In: Why we need more STEM and STEAM education in Trinidad and Tobago. Webinar, SOE St. Augustine, UWI: St Augustine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-5uyNZYgdo
  • Cavalcante, A., Nazir, J., Oztok, M., & Scheffer, K. (2020, Dec.). How COVID-19 has changed the face of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Research (Possibly Forever). Webinar, Science, Math and Technology Centre, OISE, University of Toronto. https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/smt/resources/panel-discussions/
  • Nazir, J.  (2019, February). Conceptualizing environmental education as environmental consciousness raising. Paper presented at the UWI Schools of Education Biennial Conference, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Nazir, J., Pluim, G., & Wallace, J. (2017, May). Multiple perspectives on curriculum integration: Sociological, philosophical and political considerations. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Toronto, ON.
  • Nazir, J. (2016, June). Environmental education in a Christian pre-service teacher education program. Paper presented at the 1st National Roundtable on Preservice Education for Environmental and Sustainability Education, Trent, ON.
  • Pedretti, E., Navas, A.M., & Nazir, J. (2015, May). “I was asked to attend but I said, ‘No’”: Non-visitors of the body world exhibit. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, ON.
  • Nazir, J., Pedretti, E., & Wallace, J. (2014, October). Using phenomenology to conduct environmental education research: Experience and issues. Paper presented at the annual research symposium of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Ottawa, ON.
  • Pedretti, E., Navas, A.M., & Nazir, J. (2014, May). Critical exhibits and public engagement: Challenges and Possibilities. Paper presented at the 13th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference, Salvador, Brazil.
  • Nazir, J. & Pedretti, E. (2014, April). Bringing students to environmental consciousness through engaging outdoor experiences. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Dr Nazir's Publications and Conferences can be viewed at this link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joanne_Nazir .

 

Research Impact

Statistics demonstrating the impact of Dr. Nazir’s work can be found at the following sites:

Google Scholar- https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=r2nAOvsAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joanne_Nazir

Academia.edu- https://sta-uwi.academia.edu/JoanneNazir

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