Conference paper
THE ROLE OF NATURE AND ECOLOGY EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Vicko Pavičić
; Department of Biology of Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Zagreb
Abstract
In order to realise an efficient program of environmental education directed towards the economy, protection and improvement of the environment it appears necessary to determine certain principles, to establish the approach and method of analysis that would transcend the limits of natural sciences area penetrating the area of humanistic sciences: sociology, psychology, economy etc.
Engaging the pupils in various activities should concentrate of local problems at the beginning, directing them to suitable forms of research, organising participation in the activities of protecting endangered species, of afforesting, fruit of nature gathering, of secondary raw materials collecting and solving other similar problems. The concept of completeness of the environmental education should be the preferred goal, closely related to the education about the necessity for protecting human environment, maximising on the engagement of pupils at the time they are most receptive for formation of attitudes and beliefs, when they are aware and ready to use their behaviour and the behaviour of the larger community to better the quality of man's life and keep in harmony with the entire environment.
Except through regular schooling attended by the pupils, the environmental education is done in numerous activities outside the school and classes.
Keywords
conscience of environment; education in environmental protection; environmental behaviour and activities; environmental culture; environmental education
Hrčak ID:
138961
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Publication date:
15.4.1993.
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