Principles Of Environmental Education Research Articles

Community nature journaling: wellbeing and learning outcomes for adult and youth participants

ABSTRACT Nature journaling is a practice embedded within the principles of environmental education and experienced a resurgence as a therapeutic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using sociocultural theories of learning to understand when and how people learn in out-of-school, outdoor settings, this study explored the perceived benefits and learning outcomes stemming from a public community nature journal (CNJ) program. This qualitative research study was conducted over a 12-month period with 153 individuals (112 adults, 41 youth) who were surveyed about their wellbeing and learning outcomes from the program. Thematic analysis of the surveys indicated that community and fellowship was a central component of enjoyment for adults attending the CNJ program, while youth participants appreciated natural history encounters built into the program. This research suggests that nature journaling has the potential to mitigate social isolation among older adults, while fostering a deep sense of awareness of the natural world for younger generations.

MAXSUS TA’LIM TIZIMIDA EKOLOGIK TA’LIM-TARBIYaGA QO‘YILADIGAN TALABLAR

In this article, the requirements for environmental education in special schools, principles of environmental education, consistent and effective methods of environmental education, educational process of visually impaired, hearing impaired and mentally retarded students, knowledge of ecology It has been analyzed the work that should be done in the acquisition of culture and skills, ecological culture, methods of ecological activity, its corrective development and the formation of personal qualities.

Organizational and legal principles of environmental education in higher education institutions

This article is devoted to the definition of organizational and legal bases for environmental education in universities. The introduction actualizes the problems and prospects of professional environmental education, defines its object, the relationship of the subject of professional activity with the environment and the subject, organizational and legal foundations of establishing the relationship of the subject of professional activity with the environment. In the course of description of materials and methods of research the conclusions are made that ecological education is realized actively at all educational stages. As a consequence, the entrants have formed an ecological culture and the corresponding ecological experience of the subject. Each educational level is completed and is a springboard for the formation of ecological consciousness and ecological thinking. The main results of the research in the article are presented by the description of the model of environmental education in higher education institution, which includes target, methodological and methodological blocks. The purpose of environmental education is the definition of organizational and legal conditions for establishing the relationship of the future subject of professional activity with the environment. The methodological basis of environmental education is represented by a set of principles of axiological, activity and system approaches. The methodological block reveals and substantiates the most appropriate forms and methods of environmental education in higher education. Forms - conferences and forums, among the many methods mentioned in the article the project method takes a priority place. The discussions formulate organizational and legal conditions for establishing the relationship of the future subject of professional activity with the environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND EDUCATION OF FUTURE BIOLOGY TEACHERS

The article reviews and analyzes the state of environmental education and upbringing of future biology teachers. The purpose of the article is to establish the role of economic education in the education of future teachers of biology. To test the research hypothesis, various methods were used: conversation, observation, survey, questionnaire, methods of mathematical statistics for quantitative and qualitative analysis of experimental data, determination of the reliability of the results. The methodological basis for revealing the essence of the state of environmental education and upbringing of future biology teachers at the present stage of society's development is based on various approaches and principles. The necessity of improving and saturating the content of the educational process with environmental material and creating appropriate conditions for the environmental education of future biology teachers is proved. Environmental education and upbringing are becoming the core of modern education and serve as a key to the restructuring of its modern systems and society as a whole. The role of environmental education as the basis of a new morality and a support for solving numerous issues of people's practical life is especially relevant.The basic principles of environmental education and upbringing of future biology teachers are revealed, such as: the principle of practical orientation, the principle of continuity and consistency, the principle of activity and consciousness, the principle of nature correspondence, the principle of interdisciplinarity. The main approaches to the development of environmental education and upbringing are highlighted: natural science, naturalistic, global-biospheric, problematic, and value-based. The current state of development of environmental education and upbringing is characterized by the search for new ways of cooperation between teachers and students, during which the latter become initiative, independent and creative individuals.

Integrating Environmental Education Into Physics Instruction: Insights From Teachers Regarding Students' Engagement

In this research, we examine environmental education in the context of Moroccan secondary schools, focusing on the field of physics teaching. Our investigation is based on an analysis of empirical observations provided by physics teachers. To this end, a structured questionnaire was administered to 120 physics teachers from various high schools located in the academic area of Fez-Meknes in Morocco. The results clearly underline the importance of assimilating environmental education principles in the teaching of physics. This environmental education clearly favors the cultivation of students' inclination and disposition towards the subject. In addition, the questionnaire data also provide enlightening indications in favor of integrating environmental education paradigms into the didactic apparatus of physics-related knowledge in secondary education. This integration promises to develop sustainable skills in students, galvanizing their capacity to adopt environmentally friendly behaviors.

A Comparative Study of Marlowś Play Dr. Faustus and Quranic Verses

In this research, we examine environmental education in the context of Moroccan secondary schools, focusing on the field of physics teaching. Our investigation is based on an analysis of empirical observations provided by physics teachers. To this end, a structured questionnaire was administered to 120 physics teachers from various high schools located in the academic area of Fez-Meknes in Morocco. The results clearly underline the importance of assimilating environmental education principles in the teaching of physics. This environmental education clearly favors the cultivation of students' inclination and disposition towards the subject. In addition, the questionnaire data also provide enlightening indications in favor of integrating environmental education paradigms into the didactic apparatus of physics-related knowledge in secondary education. This integration promises to develop sustainable skills in students, galvanizing their capacity to adopt environmentally friendly behaviors.

Educators’ Perceptions and Approaches to Environmental Education and Pro-Environmental Behaviour in South African Secondary Schools

Environmental education is taught within the geography curriculum in the basic education system of South Africa. However, owing to various contextual challenges faced in 21st century South African schools, the teaching of environmental education has remained largely paper based. This poses a challenge to educators who are assigned the responsibility to teach environmental education and foster pro-environmental behaviour in learners. The objective of this study was to investigate how geography educators understand environmental education, as well as determining the possible reasons for the gap between content knowledge of environmental education principles and learners’ pro-environmental behaviour. This study was conceptualised and articulated using the Tbilisi Principles of Environmental Education (TPEE) of 1978. An interpretivist paradigm was utilised for this study as it supports the qualitative approach of the study. This study was guided by phenomenology. Five geography educators from five non-fee-paying schools were sampled from a population of educators in the Kwa-Mashu Circuit of the Durban Pinetown educational district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Data was acquired through voice recordings of five semi-structured interviews, which were consequently transcribed non verbatim to eliminate redundancies in the data. The data was analysed thematically according to the Tbilisi Principles, and discussed according to the research questions they satisfy. The findings indicate that educators are failed by a lack of resources to teach environmental education, as well as a curriculum which does not accommodate the teaching of environmental education constructively. The results of this study further revealed obstacles such as a lack of interest from geography learners, which then increases educators’ challenges when teaching environmental education. It is recommended that the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) document be revised to include environmental education constructively within grade 11 geography. This can be done by allocating teaching time specifically for environmental education, as well as ensuring that assessment methods are specific and allocated with resources.

Conservation Education Media: Birdwatching Guidebook in the Buffer Zone of the Rawa Danau Nature Reserve

Rawa Danau Nature Reserve is a conservation area that protects various remaining flora and fauna on Java island, including birds. However, at present, Rawa Danau Nature Reserve 's existence is threatened due to changes in the structure and habitat function by the activities of the surrounding community. Therefore, it is necessary to have a solution in the form of efforts to preserve and preserve the diversity of species and their ecosystems. One form of this program is conservation education. Conservation education is a form of effort to protect biodiversity and natural resources by increasing knowledge, skills, participation, attitudes, and awareness of the importance of natural resources to sustain life. Information media is needed to facilitate the achievement of conservation education goals, one of which is the development of a birdwatching field guidebook. This study aimed to develop a birdwatching field guidebook as a medium for conservation education in the Rawa Danau Nature Reserve area The development method was used to create the field manual. The developed guidebook contains information on bird diversity, bird conservation, observation techniques, and bird observation locations, as well as bird identification sheets accompanied by bird distribution patterns in the form of descriptions and illustrative pictures or photographs of research results. The book was also developed to meet the principles of environmental education, namely to develop awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and participation in protecting the environment.

Environmental education and its principles

The article is devoted to the study of possibilities for the formation and development of environmental behavior and environmental education. The authors analyzed the concepts of "ecology", "environmental behavior" and "environmental education", proving the need to include these concepts in modern culture and education. The article shows a connection between the environmental problems of the modern world and the present ethical existentials. Ecology is becoming a necessary maxim of modern education. The authors argue that the spread of environmental behavior and the introduction of environmental education will lead to an improvement in the environmental situation in the world. The article deals with environmental ethics, environmental behavior, and principles of environmental education. A connection is made between environmental education and environmental culture. Harmonious human existence is possible only in an ecological society.

Dialogues of an Urban Population with the Presence of Solid Waste thrown in the Open Air

Solid waste treatment is an everyday, complex, and challenging issue. For this reason, it becomes a permanent research theme and generates a specific vocabulary. This study aims to clarify how an urban community deals with the domestic, organic, and non-organic waste and other undesirable or unpleasant materials in landfills, sidewalks, and streets. The research is of analytical, bibliographical, and field type, with data collected through structured and semi-structured questions, asked to people living around vacant land with large garbage dumps. The analyses are based on principles of environmental education. It becomes evident that the population copes with the phenomenon, although not adequately understanding the cycle of waste materials, their treatment, and their effects on the health. The lack of solution uses to be associated to the lack of punishment. On the other hand, the cultural habit of throwing garbage in the vicinity of the houses, is rooted in childhood.

Environmental education of students of higher educational institutions

The article provides information about the need for environmental education for the development of a harmonious personality of students. With the optimal organization of environmental education, which is carried out by competent teachers with their own eco-culture, it is systematically capable of influencing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of students. Environmental education should be a unified learning process, which includes the assimilation, systematization of knowledge about the environment, the acquisition of skills and knowledge of nature conservation and the formation of a whole eco-culture. We believe that the goal of environmental education should be to develop a critical attitude towards nature. In the process of environmental education, there are three of its components: environmental education; environmental education; environmental education. Environmental education, according to the Federal State Educational Standard, must be implemented in the form of an eco-block of basic educational disciplines, as well as in the form of variable and optional components. Environmental education should be understood as the process of developing an understanding of the environment in a person, understanding the appropriate use of it. In the information age, the timely process of forming a system of society’s worldview, which leads to the harmonization of relations between man and nature, is relevant. In this case, there should be an optimization of the further stability of the ecological situation on Earth. At the heart of eco-upbringing, a number of primary tasks can be noted that form a set of training, upbringing and development. The condition for the completion of the formation of a conscientious attitude towards the natural environment is considered to be moral concern for future generations. The principles of environmental education should guarantee the implementation of uniform requirements for the level of professional competence of future specialists, which are prescribed for each area of training for a bachelor’s, specialist’s or master’s degree. Today, environmental education is the basis for the reform and modernization of higher education.

Environmental Education: Nurturing of the Humanistic Orientation of a Personality

The way to a high ecological culture of a society lies through effective environmental education. Training of citizens with a high level of environmental knowledge, consciousness, and culture based on new criteria for assessing the relationship between human society and nature (not violence but harmonious coexistence) should become one of the main levers in addressing environmental and socioeconomic problems of modern Russia. The research is aimed at analysis of possibilities of environmental education in the upbringing of a humanistic orientation of the personality. Based on an expert survey, the article defines the principles of environmental education, the observance of which is necessary for the correct organization of environmental education in universities, increasing its efficiency in the formation of a humanistic orientation of the personality, and also highlights the structural components of the humanistically oriented personality of a specialist when implementing environmental education. The conclusions drawn can serve as the basis for the development of guidelines for the upbringing of a humanistic orientation of the personality in the process of environmental education. The materials and conclusions of the research can also be used in the practice of teaching pedagogical disciplines at the university. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the identification of the structural components of a humanistically oriented personality of a specialist and the directions of their formation when implementing the environmental education.

Peças educomunicativas socioambientais: experiência de um processo de formação continuada em educação ambiental

Este artigo explora a experiência da criação de peças educomunicativas para abordagem de temáticas socioambientais no contexto escolar. O presente trabalho aponta resultados parciais de uma dissertação de mestrado do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação para a Ciência e a Matemática da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (PCM-UEM). Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa que adotou gravações em áudio e entrevistas como instrumento de coleta de dados durante um processo de formação continuada em Educação Ambiental (EA) e Educomunicação. A análise dos resultados foi baseada nos princípios da análise de conteúdo proposta por Bardin. Foram evidenciadas diferentes potencialidades do processo de criação das peças, como a ampliação de concepções de ambiente, análise crítica de notícias, aproximação escola-comunidade, entre outras, condizentes com os princípios críticos da EA. Notamos que a educomunicação socioambiental oportunizou que as contribuições da pesquisa se estendessem aos elementos do ensino, ao favorecer o letramento científico, a aprendizagem significativa e o trabalho com as tecnologias da informação e comunicação. Foram apontadas algumas dificuldades para a criação das peças, como aprofundamento teórico e contextualização, desinteresse de alguns alunos, ensino tradicional e escassez de materiais na escola, as quais são pertinentes e evidenciam fragilidades nas estratégias, porém são superadas pelas potencialidades levantadas e podem ser mitigadas ao longo do desenvolvimento profissional de cada professora. A análise da criação das peças educomunicativas nos permite inferir que a educomunicação socioambiental serviu como uma ferramenta capaz de contribuir com a inserção da EA Crítica no espaço escolar, bem como com a superação do ensino tradicional.

GREEN CULTURE ASSESSMENT OF THE AMERICAN AND UKRAINIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS FUTURE CITIZENS

The article deals with the levels of Green Culture of the American and Ukrainian High School students including three components: cognitive and process skills, value and motivation, action and behavior. In the situation of numerous researches in this field, the study is intended to analyse the key components of Green Culture in Ukraine and the USA. The high school in this analysis was targeted because students are future citizens of their countries and their level of proficiency in environmental literacy is a clear indicator of future trends in handling of environmental issues. The author also took into consideration the fact that students of two countries have different levels of Green Culture. In the USA teachers try to focus not purely on knowledge, but on its practical implementation and developing process skills of students. In Ukraine the high level of attention to environmental knowledge transition to students testifies to a more theoretical approach within educational system.Application of the innovative USA experience is considered by the author as the most productive way to improve the environmental education in the high school in Ukraine. Based on the findings of the research the author developed the recommendations for the Ukrainian school taking into consideration the specific features of the American experience in.The recommendations comprise the peculiarities of the role of a family, participation, the use of basic principles of environmental education, the core content or recommended themes and topics, interdisciplinary approach, instructio-nal techniques, ICT, global, national, regional and local perspectives.

Threats to the Brazilian Environment and Environmental Policy

The Brazilian government, society and economic groups should adhere to the fundamental constitutional duty of guaranteeing a balanced environment and, equally, promoting sustainable development in its four modern pillars: environmental protection, economic development, good governance and social inclusion. Likewise, a suitable environmental regulation to deal with challenges increasingly complex, difficult and global that arise in the contemporary society marked by risk and absence of scientific certainties. This is not enough, Brazil must implement, amongst other things, the principles of environmental education (Act no 9,795/1999), precaution (Legislative Decree no 1, of 02/03/1994), prevention (Art. 225,1, item IV, FC), sustainable development (Preamble, Art. 170, item VI and 225, FC) and polluter- payer (Art. 4, item VII, of the Act 6,938/1981). All of them provided for in our legal framework. This is a commitment that must unite the Brazilian society in the construction of a minimum political consensus in the defense of the environment. These principles arising from the Constitution and our laws bind governments in federal, state, municipal and district spheres and must be adhered to by companies and economic groups. It is very important to recall that not only individuals, but also corporations may be liable for the same harmful action to the environment in civil, administrative and also criminal fields (Art. 225, p. 3, FC and Art. 3, Act 9,605/1998). In this scenario, citizens, NGOs and public attorneys can, and the prosecutors must install environmental and climate litigations so that judges apply the law in order to repair the damages caused to the environment and to prevent environmental disasters from happening. Unfortunately, people who defend the environment today in Brazil are often called a left-winger or even a communist, there is a regrettable confusion between science, politics, economics, and the rule of law in the public debate, sometimes stimulated by fake news. This is partly due to the players not being sufficiently informed, but it also happens because of political motivations, prejudice and, especially, powerful domestic and foreign economic interests that feel threatened by actions aimed at protecting the environment. There is no other way for the capitalist democracy than turning towards economic development moved by renewable energy, with the purpose of protecting the environment and to promote social inclusion with good governance. Incidentally, these are the foundations that we can see in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that should guide the world and Brazil. The modern rule of law must be inserted with wisdom and responsibility in the Era of climate change in order to achieve the goals agreed upon in Paris until the year 2100. In Brazil, we, federal judges, must carry out our duty of applying the Federal Constitution of 1988, the statutes and our precedents for environmental protection in an intergenerational perspective.

Application of Games as Learning Tools in the Preservation of Streams in Amazonas

This paper presents the use of games as a strategy for teaching the principles of environmental education, focusing on preserving the rivers and streams of Manaus, polluted daily. The research is qualitative, using indirect documentation for data collection, based on articles and websites that address the subject. After the survey were listed the main points about environmental education, water pollution and how to use digital games for environmental awareness. The concepts were applied in the construction of a game prototype that warns about the importance of river preservation and how to avoid pollution. The aim is to achieve this through the simple and dynamic language that games can offer, while at the same time alerting about this environmental cause, focusing on children from six to ten years old, because they have more interaction with the games and are in their age of critical opinion formation. Research has found that water is an important resource, but it is still not preserved as it should. Nevertheless, the combination of gaming entertainment with environmental awareness concepts has proved to be a good alternative to combat the problem.

Materiais didáticos usados em uma escola municipal do Rio de Janeiro, um olhar à luz do tratado da educação ambiental

O presente trabalho visa entender se alguns dos materiais didáticos utilizados em uma escola municipal pública do Rio de Janeiro incorporam os princípios da Educação Ambiental estabelecidos pelo Tratado de Educação Ambiental para Sociedades Sustentáveis e Responsabilidade Global. A técnica de investigação utilizada foi a análise de conteúdo de três materiais, o Projeto Político Pedagógico, Cadernos pedagógicos e Livros do programa ‘Cientistas do Amanhã’. Os resultados apontam para o incentivo, à educação científica e a ausência da abordagem crítica e política da questão dos conflitos socioambientais locais e de questões relacionadas à justiça. Conclui-se que os materiais analisados coadunam com alguns princípios do Tratado. Além disso, entende-se que é importante que os materiais didáticos, as práticas pedagógicas, a formação das professoras e os documentos institucionais direcionadores do fazer escolar estejam alinhados uns com os outros, e que os princípios da educação ambiental podem ser a base para esse alinhamento.

JARDIM ECOLÓGICO: O PAISAGISMO COMO ESTRATÉGIA DE SENSIBILIZAÇÃO AMBIENTAL

The sustainable management of waste is one of the principles of Environmental Education and it is based on education for ecological attitude and behaviour. Thus, this study aims to present the project “University Mobilization, all Against Aedes and in Favour of the Environment, developed at a university, in Santiago, RS. The objective of this project was to use Ecological Gardens as a multiplier tool for providing sustainability information to the school community in order to sensitize and stimulate them to protect the environment in order to reduce the outbreaks of Aedes aegypti. The methodology consisted of providing education on environmental issues to elementary school students (5th to 9th grade) of municipal public schools. It was carried out through theoretical and practical workshops in which was possible to create gardens with materials destined for disposal. During the activities, it was observed the students and faculty members' interest as well as the the multiplier effect of the project.

Evaluation of Cognitive and Effective Domain of Environmental Education in School Curriculum

The Education has been considered a tool to bring a desired social change in the society, and to achieve this goal Curriculum is the right instrument. This research study was conducted to assess integrated environmental education principles within the school curricula. This study main objective was to analyze the four basic components of the curricula: aims, material, teaching methods and assessment. This research was delimited to the region of Punjab and Islamabad and Class 1-10 high school level. A sample of 370 teacher and 3550 students was selected using Stratified random sampling technique. The researcher personally visited the local areas of Islamabad, Attock Mianwali and Sheikhupura to collect the data. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the collected data. The statistical analysis of the test revealed that cognitive domain of the students and the teachers had shown significant improvement, however there was no significant difference in the attitudinal domain.

Η γεωλογία στην Α'Βάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Δυνατότητες και προοπτικές

The factors which defined what Geological elements and how are being taught in Greek Elementary Schools are not only included in the National Curriculum Programs and in the Textbooks. The very few teaching hours of the subjects in which are included, the poor school-libraries and the absence of specialized training of the Primary schools teaching staff have an important role also. An additional role has the absence of modern thought for the specific problems of the Geological subject matter and the needs of educational process. This study deals with the evaluation and presentation of the Geological subject matter of the textbooks in Primary Education, as it is referred in Geography of the last two years in school. Also, the potentials and perspectives of enriching the Geological matter through the Textbooks "Study of the Environment", which are taught during the first four years of Primary schools are presented. Indicative examples on development and implementation of geological knowledge in practice are suggested, according the principles of Environmental Education, splendidly covering as well, the teaching and learning targets of this subject.