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EED2601 - Assignment 3
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1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education
a. It must be inter-, trans- and multi-disciplinary: it should be taught across
all subject disciplines.
b. It must be taught across all sectors of society: environmental education
involves formal, informal and non-formal education processes.
c. 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 taking
action.
d. It should include environmental concepts such as biodiversity, limiting
factors
e. It should employ hands-on experience and activities.
f. 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.
2. Briefly explain the difference between weak and strong
sustainability
Weak sustainability such as the technocentric approach believes that
mankind will discover a technical solution to any environmental problem that
may arise. This is because this view promotes continued exploitation of natural
resources so that the economy may grow and develop.
Strong sustainability on the other hand argues that humans should revise
their demands on nature’s resources so that everyone lives within its limits by
means of minimising consumption. This means that humans adapt to earths
finite resources rather than have earth adapt to humans’ demands.
EED2601 - Assignment 3
, lOMoARcPSD|908 298 9
1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education
a. It must be inter-, trans- and multi-disciplinary: it should be taught across
all subject disciplines.
b. It must be taught across all sectors of society: environmental education
involves formal, informal and non-formal education processes.
c. 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 taking
action.
d. It should include environmental concepts such as biodiversity, limiting
factors
e. It should employ hands-on experience and activities.
f. 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.
2. Briefly explain the difference between weak and strong
sustainability
Weak sustainability such as the technocentric approach believes that
mankind will discover a technical solution to any environmental problem that
may arise. This is because this view promotes continued exploitation of natural
resources so that the economy may grow and develop.
Strong sustainability on the other hand argues that humans should revise
their demands on nature’s resources so that everyone lives within its limits by
means of minimising consumption. This means that humans adapt to earths
finite resources rather than have earth adapt to humans’ demands.
