25Aug 2017

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS A SUBJECT IN SCHOOLS.

  • Research Scholar,Department of Education, MaharshiDayanand University, Rohtak, India.
  • Assistant Professor,R.L.S College of Education, Shidhrawali, Gurgaun, India.
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Global issues such as environment degradation, pollution, soil erosion, growing population are of concern to parents, educators, other stakeholders and governments of both developed and developing countries. Ensuring environmental sustainability requires a paradigm shift in conceptualization, research and Science education. There is an urgent need for transformative Environmental Education and active environmental participation. The schools can introduce endless subjects from Sex education to Environment Education and still remain absolutely ignorant about what really is to be done. A student is burdened by the never ending traumas of other subjects and examination pressure; where on the earth would he/she get time to read about a Tsunami, when haunted by Trigonometry. An integrated approach to this area is of vital importance. The present paper deals with the status of Environmental Education as an independent and integrated subject.

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[Ms. Gunjan Verma and Dr. Poonam Dhull (2017); ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS A SUBJECT IN SCHOOLS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 1547-1552] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Gunjan Verma,
Department of Education, Maharashi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5214      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5214

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