Surname : Skondo
Full Names : Nombulelo
Student Number : 50689258
Unique Number : 184001
Due Date : 10 June 2022
Module Code : EED2601
Assignment Number : 03
1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education
It must be inter-, trans- and multi-disciplinary: it should be taught across
all subject disciplines.
It should be multi-level: it should be taught at all grade levels from preschool
through high school and beyond.
It must be taught across all sectors of society: environmental education
involves formal, informal, and non-formal education processes.
It should include global views: it involves the development of a holistic global
environmental ethic.
It should include environmental concepts such as biodiversity, limiting
factors, carrying capacity, and sustainability.
It involves process development: environmental education processes include
the development of cognitive (environmental knowledge), affective (pro-
environmental attitude), behavioral elements, environmental problem-solving
and decision-making skills, and taking action.
Full Names : Nombulelo
Student Number : 50689258
Unique Number : 184001
Due Date : 10 June 2022
Module Code : EED2601
Assignment Number : 03
1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education
It must be inter-, trans- and multi-disciplinary: it should be taught across
all subject disciplines.
It should be multi-level: it should be taught at all grade levels from preschool
through high school and beyond.
It must be taught across all sectors of society: environmental education
involves formal, informal, and non-formal education processes.
It should include global views: it involves the development of a holistic global
environmental ethic.
It should include environmental concepts such as biodiversity, limiting
factors, carrying capacity, and sustainability.
It involves process development: environmental education processes include
the development of cognitive (environmental knowledge), affective (pro-
environmental attitude), behavioral elements, environmental problem-solving
and decision-making skills, and taking action.
