it explains the meaning significance and characteristics of the environmental education

1. WELCOME

2. TOPIC
MEANING , SIGNIFICANCE , AND
CHARACTERESTICS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

3. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
 DEFINITION
 ALLEN A SCHMIEDER (1974 ) STATES THAT
 “ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS CONCERNED
WITH DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN
HUMANITY AND NATURE AND IT IS DIRECTED AT
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY AND
EXTINCE FOR ALL LIVING THINGS’’

4. EVIRONMETAL EDUCATION ARE THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AND THE STATUS OF ITS INHERENT
AND INDUCED CHANGES ON ORGANISM. IT INCLUDES NOT
ONLY THE STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERS
OF THE ENVIRONMENT BUT ALSO THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
FACTORS AND THE IMPACT OF MAN ON ENVIRONMENT

5. MAJOR ASPECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
EDUCATION ABOUT
ENVIRONMENT.
EDUCATION THROUGH
ENVIRONMENT.
EDUCATION FOR ENVIRONMENT.

6. THE TERM ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION IS
MADE UP OF TWO TERM
‘ENVIRONMENT ‘ AND ‘EDUCATION ‘
Environment is defined as “the sum total of all
conditions and influences affecting the life and
development of organisms “
Education is defined as “Forming desirable
attitudes ,values ,skills , understanding and
interest about the environment . So as to preserve
it and improve it for survival of the present and
future man kind.

7. DEFINITION
ALLEN A SCHMIEDER[ 1974]
“ ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION IS CONCERNED WITH
DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN
HUMANITY AND NATURE AND IT IS
DIRECTED AT THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE QUALITY AND EXISTENCE FOR ALL
LIVING THINGS “

8. NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
 ENVIRONMENT IS NOT A SINGLE SUBJECT
;IT IS AN INTEGRATION OF SEVERAL SUBJECTS
THAT INCLUDE BOTH SCIENCE AND SOCIAL
STUDIES. ALL ENVIRONMENT IS AFFECTED BY
THE ACTIONS OF PEOPLE BOTH
INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY
.ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WILL HELP IN
DEVELOPING VARIOUS VALUES, SKILLS,
ATTITUDES, NECESSARY FOR SOLVING
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES.

9. THREE DISCIPLINES INCLUDED IN
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

10. THE MAIN SIGNIFICANCE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
 TO CLARIFY MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCEPT LIKE HOW TO CONSERVE
BIODIVERSITY
 TO KNOW THE MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF
LIVING
 TO USE NATURAL RESOURCES MORE
EFFICIENTLY
 TO KNOW THE BEHAVIOUR OF ORGANISM
UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS

11.  TO KNOW THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ORGANISMS IN POPULATIONS AND
COMMUNITIES
 TO AWARE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE REGARDING
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS AT
LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL
LEVELS

12. CHARACTERISTICS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
 IT IS A LIFE - LONG PROCESS
 IT INTERDISCIPLINARY AND HOLISTICS IN
NATURE AND ITS APPLICATION.
 IT IS AN APPROACH TO EDUCATION AS A
WHOLE , RATHER THAN A SUBJECT.
 IT CONCERNS THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP
AND INTER-CONNEECTEDNESS BETWEEN
HUMAN AND NATURAL SYSTEMS.

13.  IT VIEWS THE ENVIRONMENT IN ITS
ENTIRETY INCLUDING SOCIAL , POLITICAL,
ECONOMIC , TECHNOLOGICAL , MORAL ,
AESTHETIC AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS.
 IT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN THE
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
 IT EMPHASISES ACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY.
 IT USES A BROAD RANGE OF TEACHING AND
LEARNING TECHNIQUES , WITH STRESS ON
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES AND HANDS-ON-
EXPERIENCE.

14. NEED FOR PUPLIC AWARENESS
ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
 IN TODAYS WORLD BECAUSE OF
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND INCREASING
POPULATION , THE NATURAL RESOURCES HAS
BEEN RAPIDLY UTILISED AND OUR
ENVIRONMENT IS BEING INCREASINGLY
DEGRADED BY HUMAN ACTVITIES , SO WE
NEED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
 THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA SUCH AS
NEWSPAPERS , RADIO, TELEVISION, ETC IS ALSO
VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE
REGARDING ENVIRONMENT

15. CONCLUSION
 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION HELPS
TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE
OF NATION AND CAN HELP TO
PREVENT OR MITIGATE
ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN HEALTH
PROBLEMS CAUSED BY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND
ALSO KNOW ABOUT HOW CAN WE
USE THE NATURAL RESOURES.

16. THANK YOU