Developmental dimensions of teachers training on education in the field of climate change within the framework of the comprehensive school to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

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Research Professor- Curricula Development Research Department - National Center for Educational Research and Development (NCERD) Cairo, Egypt

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Climate change is considered one of the complex issues in the twenty-first century. Though, the importance of enhancing the role of education in climate change’s mitigation and adaptation capabilities emerges through several axes. This paper discusses teachers training in pre-university education of education for climate change, and support teacher’s training within the framework of comprehensive school, and environmental education initiatives. This paper reviews climate change, sustainable development, some international efforts in the field of teacher training programs on climate change education, and training schools affiliated with UNESCO within the framework of the comprehensive school curriculum. Finally, in light of the descriptive study, the researcher reaches to determine the developmental dimensions for training pre-university education teachers on climate change education, which are education for sustainable environmental development, and teaching climate change, and disasters education in comprehensive school framework. Moreover, define the principles for training pre-university education teachers on climate change education.

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