SHAH GOVERDHAN LAL KABRA

TEACHERS' COLLEGE (C.T.E.) JODHPUR - Raj.

[ Upgraded as College for Teacher Education by

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi. ]

(Affiliated to Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur)

(Managed by : Shri Mahesh Shikshan Sansthan)

PAPER - VII : ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

OBJECTIVES:

• To make the student teachers understand about the concept, importance, scope and aims of environmental education.

• To acquaint the student teacher with the possible environmental hazards enabling them to combat with the negative effects of the programmes of environmental erosion and pollution at various stages of education.

• To enable the student teachers to develop various methods and strategies for realising the objectives of environmental education.

• To orient student teachers with various components of environment for preparing a curriculum for environment education.

• To enable the student teachers to understand about various projects in the area of environmental studies in different countries.

   Unit – 1:  Environmental Education :

   (a)     Meaning, Aims, Scope and Nature of Environmental Education.

   (b)     Historical background of Environmental Education.

   (c)     Meaning and main components of Environment.

   (d)     Relationship of Environmental Education with other subjects.

   Unit – 2 : Environmental Pollution :

  (a)     Environmental Pollution - Meaning and main types - Air, Water, Noise, Soil and Solid Waste Pollution.

  (b)     Radio Active Pollution.

  (c)     Green House effect.

  (d)     Ozone layer depletion.

   Unit – 3 : Inter-Dependency in Environment :

  (a)     Abiotic factors.

  (b)     Biotic factors.

  (c)     Functional interaction – Food Chain, Food web.

  (d)     Biogeochemical cycle in nature.

  (e)     Energy flow in ecosystem.

  (f)       Concept of sustainable ecosystem.

   Unit – 4 : Environmental Awareness through Education :

  (a)     Role of teacher in creating environmental awareness among students.

  (b)     Curriculum of Environmental Education at Primary, Secondary and Higher Education stage

  (c)     Methods and approaches of Environmental Education–Discussion, Seminar, Workshop, Dialogue, Problem-solving, Field Surveys,  Project and Exhibition

   Unit – 5 :  Save the Environment :

  (a)     Conservation of forest through afforestation, agroforestry, social forestry programme and environmental movement.

  (b)     Wild life management.

  (c)     Legal protections.

  (d)     Sustainable development and eco-friendly technology.

   SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :

   There will be two questions from each unit with internal choice. All questions shall be compulsory. Each question carries 14 marks.

   SESSIONAL WORK :

  (Any one of the following)

  To submit a report after surveying a typically degraded area and to suggest necessary remedial measures with latest statistical data. The  area of this project is to include any one of the following topics:

  (a)     Noise pollution.

  (b)     Water pollution.

  (c)     Air.

  (d)     Deforestation.

  (e)     Role of pollution control boards.

  (f)       Role of voluntary organisations.

   BIBLIOGRAPHY :

  Saxena, A. B. : Environmental Education, National Psychological Corporation, Agra, 1986

  Bakshi, Trilochand S and Navch, Zev (Eds) : Environmental Education, Principles, Methods and Application, Plenve Press, New York and  London, 1980

  NCERT : A Teacher’s Guide for Environmental studies Part II (Class IV) New Delhi, 1980

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