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@article{178191,
        author = {Ms. Rachana Das},
        title = {Empowering Educators for Sustainable Futures: A Study on Readiness and Innovative Pedagogical Strategies for Environmental Education},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {12},
        pages = {3129-3132},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=178191},
        abstract = {This mixed-method study explores how pre-service and in-service teachers perceive their readiness and competence in delivering environmental education (EE), alongside the pedagogical strategies they employ to foster sustainability. Utilizing a structured questionnaire based on five dimensions—Vision, Readiness, Pedagogical Practices, Classroom Ecology, and Teaching Identity—quantitative and qualitative data were collected from a sample of 116 educators. Methodological triangulation was employed to synthesize numerical trends with narrative reflections. The findings indicate strong alignment in EE vision across groups, with pre-service teachers exhibiting higher confidence in pedagogical innovation and sustainability identity. Qualitative analysis revealed themes of interdisciplinary integration, institutional challenges, and evolving perceptions of sustainability. The study underscores the need for systemic support and targeted training to mainstream environmental education across curricula while affirming the research objectives through multifaceted evidence.},
        keywords = {environmental education, in-service teachers, interdisciplinary education, pedagogical innovation, pre-service teachers, sustainability, teacher readiness},
        month = {May},
        }