Combining Environmental Education with Experience of Industry in Teacher Education

Abstract

Summary Environment protection and environment education on the one hand and elements of a new way of teacher education linked with the general world of work on the other hand, basically form the frame of reference of this study. At first, both references came along independently of each other. In view of the political and educational actuality of environment education, however, both references can easily be combined. On the one hand, many teacher students, while working on their projects, take an interest in topics of environment protection and environment education on their own initiative. On the other hand, in the general world of work and industry these topics have been taken up as for instance in developing hydrogen energy engines. In this paper we deal with the field of solar hydrogen energy and the solar hydrogen cycle, from curricular points of view and in particular from the aspect of communication and acceptance. Thus it builds the bridge from the first point of reference, environment protection and environment education, to the second point of reference, the new concept of teacher education in combination with the general world of work and industry.