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tained urban growth of large population spreading awareness regarding this.
resulted in buildup of wastes in the cities
causing a rapid deterioration in the levels Thus environmental education as a part
in general quality of urban life and there are of school curriculum will produce literate
variety of new technologies developed having citizens who can compete in global economy,
potential for production of biofuels which are who will have the skill and knowledge and
capable of converting wastes into heat, power, inclinations to make choices concerning
fuel or chemical feedstock. Through practical environment. Our nation’s future thus relies
approach they will not only learn waste on a well-educated public who would be
management but also will be instrumental in wise stewards of the very environment that
sustains us.
Environment as a Means and as an End
In order to meet the demands of everyday Urmila Khalkho
life and maintenance of mental equilibrium
for the fulfillment of needs and wants of social, legislative, cultural and aesthetic. It is a
every citizen on earth and for the balance and life-long process that requires inter-disciplinary
harmony between humanity and environment, approach for active participation and solution
eradication of basic causes of poverty, hunger, of problems.
illiteracy, pollution and domination is essential.
A step in this direction is environmental The area of environmental education is
education which envisages the environmental comprehensive. It includes psycho-physical
approach to education and more so, a way and social factors known and unknown
of learning rather than a subject. It helps to which directly or indirectly affect living
develop new knowledge, skills and values in a beings, especially human and their working
drive towards better quality of environment and conditions. The environment of an individual
higher quality of life. The goal of environmental can be affected by a number of aspects of
education is to improve all ecological personal behaviour like personal hygiene and
relationships, including the relationship cleanliness, planned diet. There are many ways
of humanity with nature. The underlying in which good influence can be exerted on our
principle of an environmental curriculum environment and on our behaviour and the
is “Education of the environment through best way of doing this is through education.
the environment and for the environment” Knowledge, understanding and action are the
where environment is used both as a means three key words for environmental education.
and as an end. In this process neo-literates
can learn through investigation and develop It is of great importance in the present scenario,
proper understanding of the environmental when the world is reflecting more and more upon
problem and develop healthy environmental man-environment interaction.We are reminded
attitudes so as to preserve, enrich and safe- that the total life of an individual, his behaviour,
guard the environment. The guiding principle patterns, decisions and well- being affects and
of environmental education is that it considers are affected by the environment within which he
environment in totality: natural, manmade, lives and interacts. It is only education through
ecological, political, economic, technological, which we can develop in an individual certain
attitudes, skills and knowledge that will enable
him to interact successfully and live in harmony
with the forces and elements that surround him
for the sustenance of life.
Every time you open a fridge, 30 % of cold air escapes
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resulted in buildup of wastes in the cities
causing a rapid deterioration in the levels Thus environmental education as a part
in general quality of urban life and there are of school curriculum will produce literate
variety of new technologies developed having citizens who can compete in global economy,
potential for production of biofuels which are who will have the skill and knowledge and
capable of converting wastes into heat, power, inclinations to make choices concerning
fuel or chemical feedstock. Through practical environment. Our nation’s future thus relies
approach they will not only learn waste on a well-educated public who would be
management but also will be instrumental in wise stewards of the very environment that
sustains us.
Environment as a Means and as an End
In order to meet the demands of everyday Urmila Khalkho
life and maintenance of mental equilibrium
for the fulfillment of needs and wants of social, legislative, cultural and aesthetic. It is a
every citizen on earth and for the balance and life-long process that requires inter-disciplinary
harmony between humanity and environment, approach for active participation and solution
eradication of basic causes of poverty, hunger, of problems.
illiteracy, pollution and domination is essential.
A step in this direction is environmental The area of environmental education is
education which envisages the environmental comprehensive. It includes psycho-physical
approach to education and more so, a way and social factors known and unknown
of learning rather than a subject. It helps to which directly or indirectly affect living
develop new knowledge, skills and values in a beings, especially human and their working
drive towards better quality of environment and conditions. The environment of an individual
higher quality of life. The goal of environmental can be affected by a number of aspects of
education is to improve all ecological personal behaviour like personal hygiene and
relationships, including the relationship cleanliness, planned diet. There are many ways
of humanity with nature. The underlying in which good influence can be exerted on our
principle of an environmental curriculum environment and on our behaviour and the
is “Education of the environment through best way of doing this is through education.
the environment and for the environment” Knowledge, understanding and action are the
where environment is used both as a means three key words for environmental education.
and as an end. In this process neo-literates
can learn through investigation and develop It is of great importance in the present scenario,
proper understanding of the environmental when the world is reflecting more and more upon
problem and develop healthy environmental man-environment interaction.We are reminded
attitudes so as to preserve, enrich and safe- that the total life of an individual, his behaviour,
guard the environment. The guiding principle patterns, decisions and well- being affects and
of environmental education is that it considers are affected by the environment within which he
environment in totality: natural, manmade, lives and interacts. It is only education through
ecological, political, economic, technological, which we can develop in an individual certain
attitudes, skills and knowledge that will enable
him to interact successfully and live in harmony
with the forces and elements that surround him
for the sustenance of life.
Every time you open a fridge, 30 % of cold air escapes
27
