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Table 6 ESD-related items in the curricula

From: Content analysis of health-related subjects in the K12 school curricula of Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Guam, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, and Fiji

Target

Subcategory

Items of curriculum

Japan

Indonesia

Philippines

Guam

FSM

Marshall island

Palau

Fiji

Primary school

Climate change

Climate change/global warming

 

Language

 

Science

Science

Social studies

Science

 

Social studies

A rise in sea level

   

Science

 

Social studies

Science

 

Glacial retreat

   

Science

    

Natural disaster

Heatwaves

   

Science

    

Droughts

 

Language

 

Science

    

Flooding

Social studies

 

Health

Science

    

Winter storms

   

Science

    

Hurricanes

Social studies

  

Science

  

Science

 

Science

Wildfires

   

Science

    

Other (natural disaster in general)

 

Language

    

Science

 

Other (emergency-related drills and training)

       

Health

Environment

Other (preservation of natural resources)

 

Science

      

Other (ecosystem)

 

Science

      

Other (recycling)

  

Home economics

 

Science

  

Health

Other (pollution)

    

Social studies

   

Other (resource protection)

        

Middle school

Climate change

Climate change/global warming

Science

Science

Health

Science

Science

Science

Science

Health

Home economics

Social studies

Social studies

Integrated studies

A rise in sea level

   

Science

Science

Science

Science

Health

Glacial retreat

   

Science

    

Natural disaster

Heatwaves

   

Science

    

Droughts

   

Science

Science

Science

 

Health

Flooding

   

Science

 

Science

  

Winter storms

   

Science

    

Hurricanes

   

Science

Science

Science

  

Wildfires

   

Science

 

Social studies

  

Other (natural disasters in general)

 

Science

      

Other (emergency-related drills and training)

  

Home economics

    

Health

Environment

Other (pollution)

 

Science

  

Social studies

   

Other (the impact of technology on environment)

 

Science

      

Other (the impact of population growth)

 

Science

      

Other (existing global health initiatives)

  

Health

     

Other (recycling)

    

Science

Home economics

 

Health

High school

Climate change

Climate change/global warming

Social studies

Social studies

Science

  

Science

  

Science

Science

Social studies

Home economics

A rise in sea level

     

Science

  

Glacial retreat

Science

       

Natural disaster

Heatwaves

  

Science

     

Droughts

 

Social studies

Science

     

Flooding

Social studies

Social studies

Science

     

Winter storms

        

Hurricanes

Social studies

       

Wildfires

 

Social studies

      

Other (emergency-related drills and training)

     

Health

  

Other (mitigation and adaptation to natural disaster)

 

Social studies

Home economics

     

Environment

Other (food security and alternative source of energy)

 

Social studies

      

Other (environmental protection)

 

Social studies

Home economics

     
  1. “Climate change” was the most common item and was taught to middle-school students in all countries mainly as part of science or social studies