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- The educational process that deals with the human interrelationships with the environment and that utilizes an interdisciplinary problem-solving approach with value clarification. Concerned with education progress of knowledge, understanding, attitudes, skills, and commitment for environmental problems and considerations. The need for environmental education is continuous, because each new generation needs to learn conservation for itself.
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| Abstract from DBPedia | Environmental education (EE) refers to organized efforts to teach how natural environments function, and particularly, how human beings can manage behavior and ecosystems to live sustainably. It is a multi-disciplinary field integrating disciplines such as biology, chemistry, physics, ecology, earth science, atmospheric science, mathematics, and geography. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) states that EE is vital in imparting an inherent respect for nature among society and in enhancing public environmental awareness. UNESCO emphasises the role of EE in safeguarding future global developments of societal quality of life (QOL), through the protection of the environment, eradication of poverty, minimization of inequalities and insurance of sustainable development (UNESCO, 2014a). The term often implies education within the school system, from primary to post-secondary. However, it sometimes includes all efforts to educate the public and other audiences, including print materials, websites, media campaigns, etc.. There are also ways that environmental education is taught outside the traditional classroom. Aquariums, zoos, parks, and nature centers all have ways of teaching the public about the environment.環境教育（かんきょうきょういく）とは、環境や環境問題、環境保護に対する興味・関心を高め、必要な知識・技術・態度を獲得させるために行われる教育活動のことである。人間の全体に関わる問題として、学校以外でも様々な活動が行われている。関連する学問分野は教育学、心理学、医学、人類学、社会学など多岐に及ぶ。 日本では、環境の保全のための意欲の増進及び環境教育の推進に関する法律の第2条第3項において「「環境教育」とは、環境の保全についての理解を深めるために行われる環境の保全に関する教育及び学習をいう。」とされている。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Environmental_education) |
