Fundamentals of Environmental Education

COURSE OUTLINE 1. CONCEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT a. Definition b. Components: i. Physical Environment  Lithosphere  Hydrosphere  Atmosphere  Biosphere ii. Socio-Economic Environment  Environmental Determinism  Environmental Possibilism iii. Relationship between the components (physical and the socio-economic environment) 2. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION a. Definition of Environmental Education b. Goals of Environmental Education 3. PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION a. Environmental Principles b. Environmental Education Principles 4. CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION a. Education for the environment b. Education about the environment and c. Education through the environment. 5. SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 6. CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA a. Infusing environmental education into public schools b. Appropriate teaching methods in Environmental Education c. Creating awareness on ecological crisis 7. SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURES TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS 8. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES