Teaching and Learning Methods in Environmental Education

I. Sundar

ISBN 10: 8176256587 / ISBN 13: 9788176256582

Published by Sarup Book Publisher, 2010

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Contents Preface 1 Environmental education concept and development 2 Principles of environmental education 3 Principles of learning 4 Development of environmental education study materials 5 Environmental education modules 6 Environmental education curriculum model 7 Evaluation of environment education 9 Environmental research 10 Sustainable development Glossary References IndexEnvironmental education generally refers to curriculum and programs which aim to teach people about the natural world and particularly about ways in which ecosystems work Environmental education programs often aim to change people?s perceptions about the value of the natural world and to teach how to change environmental behaviours such as getting people to recycle or how to build eco friendly dwellings Environmental education is the teaching about eh natural and built environment which provides a real world context for learning by linking the classroom to the students community Students are engaged in hands on active learning that increases their knowledge and awareness about the environment Because environmental education encourages inquiry and investigation students develop critical thinking problem solving and effective decision making skills Environmentally literate students become citizens who are able to weigh various sides of an environmental issue and make responsible decisions as individuals and as members of their community Quality standards based environmental education improves everyday life by protecting human health and encouraging stewardship of natural resourcesEnvironmental education is a process aimed at developing a world population that is aware of and concerned about the total environment and its associated problems and which as the knowledge attitudes motivations commitments and skills to work individually and collectively toward solutions of current problems an the prevention of new ones 389 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching and Learning Methods in Environmental Education
• Publisher: Sarup Book Publisher
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8176256587
• ISBN 13: 9788176256582
• Binding: Hardcover

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Book Summary of Teaching And Learning Methods In Environmental Education The abnormal people are a source of friction and tension in the Socioety and they tend to obstruct the process of development in Society. It is therefore, very necessary that abnormal people are identified and they are given proper treatment for the remedy of the ills from which they are suffering. There are many psychiatric cases in which the patients develop some complexes and their behaviour becomes abnormal. About Author : William Flexner has taught in many colleges and universities of America. William Flexner had conducted experiments on rats and dogs to measure the levels of intelligence and had come out with very surprising results. He had worked with many leading psychologists of America. William Flexner had contributed to various leading journals of America and the world. He is considered an authority in the field of personality development. Contents : Abnormal Psychology Dissociation Automatism Vague Fears and Anxieties Regression Tics and Stereotyped Movements Perversions of the Sex Impulse Delusions Exaltation and Depression Schizophremia Epileptoid Seizures Colour Psychology Appraisal and Reporting of Pupil Progress