Principles of Environment Education

Contents Preface. 1. Environmental education. 2. Issues in environmental education. 3. Development of environmental education study materials. 4. Environmental education curriculum. 5. Evaluation of environment education. Index. Environmental Education is defined in its broadest sense to encompass raising awareness acquiring new perspectives values knowledge and skills and formal and informal processes leading to changed behaviour in support of an ecologically sustainable environment. Environmental education must involve everyone. Because of its very nature and importance environmental education cannot be confined to any one group in our society. It is a responsibility for everyone government industry the media educational institutions community groups as well as individuals. Environmental education must be lifelong. Information about environmental problems is always improving as we learn from our past experiences and mistakes. As we develop and apply better environmental technologies the ability of society and individuals to respond effectively also improves. 208 pp.…