NAME: TARYN ROBYN
SURNAME: MOSES
UNIQUE CODE:
184001
MODULE: EED2601
SUBMIT DATE:
10/06/2022
, 1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education [6]
The following are key characteristics of environmental education:
- Teacher education: effective environmental education requires
continuous professional development through pre-service and in-
service channels as a means for educators to be conversant with
and to apply new content knowledge, teaching and learning
approaches, and assessment strategies.
- Networking and communication: environmental education involves
communication and networking skills as processes that provide
holistic perspectives about environmental problems and for
facilitating a flow of environmental information.
- It is environmental issue oriented: it entails the use of local
environmental issues, as well as case studies, role play, simulation
and games which provide opportunities to engage in, examine and
participate in the complexities of decision-making, development of
personal and alternative environmental values, and experiencing of
the actual function of natural and human-made systems.
- It involves process development: environmental education
processes include the development of cognitive (environmental
knowledge), effective (pro-environmental attitude), and behavioural
elements, environmental problem solving and decision-making
skills, and acting.
- It should employ hands-on experiences and activities:
environmental education requires the utilisation of real-life
situations where learning is acquired through exploring real-life
experiences and activities which foster a deep respect and love for
the natural world.
- It involves systems thinking: environmental education is based on a
holistic view of the environment (embracing social, cultural,
economic, political and biophysical aspects) and an appreciation of
the dynamic and interrelated nature of the Earth’s living systems,
According to the findings of Hart, 1981.
2. Briefly explain the difference between weak and strong
sustainability.
Strong sustainability is considered the opposite view of weak
sustainability in which the use of Earth’s resources should be limited by
consuming less. We should therefore not adapt the Earth to meet our
demands. This is also referred to as deep ecology (study guide, page 12).
Weak sustainability refers to the belief that the human race will always
find a practical solution to any environment issue that is encountered to
sustainable development. However, nature as a resource is treated as a
separate entity to humans over which humans have complete power to
SURNAME: MOSES
UNIQUE CODE:
184001
MODULE: EED2601
SUBMIT DATE:
10/06/2022
, 1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education [6]
The following are key characteristics of environmental education:
- Teacher education: effective environmental education requires
continuous professional development through pre-service and in-
service channels as a means for educators to be conversant with
and to apply new content knowledge, teaching and learning
approaches, and assessment strategies.
- Networking and communication: environmental education involves
communication and networking skills as processes that provide
holistic perspectives about environmental problems and for
facilitating a flow of environmental information.
- It is environmental issue oriented: it entails the use of local
environmental issues, as well as case studies, role play, simulation
and games which provide opportunities to engage in, examine and
participate in the complexities of decision-making, development of
personal and alternative environmental values, and experiencing of
the actual function of natural and human-made systems.
- It involves process development: environmental education
processes include the development of cognitive (environmental
knowledge), effective (pro-environmental attitude), and behavioural
elements, environmental problem solving and decision-making
skills, and acting.
- It should employ hands-on experiences and activities:
environmental education requires the utilisation of real-life
situations where learning is acquired through exploring real-life
experiences and activities which foster a deep respect and love for
the natural world.
- It involves systems thinking: environmental education is based on a
holistic view of the environment (embracing social, cultural,
economic, political and biophysical aspects) and an appreciation of
the dynamic and interrelated nature of the Earth’s living systems,
According to the findings of Hart, 1981.
2. Briefly explain the difference between weak and strong
sustainability.
Strong sustainability is considered the opposite view of weak
sustainability in which the use of Earth’s resources should be limited by
consuming less. We should therefore not adapt the Earth to meet our
demands. This is also referred to as deep ecology (study guide, page 12).
Weak sustainability refers to the belief that the human race will always
find a practical solution to any environment issue that is encountered to
sustainable development. However, nature as a resource is treated as a
separate entity to humans over which humans have complete power to
