The Need for Environmental Secondary Education in Nigeria
THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY
EDUCATION LEVEL IN NIGERIA: Problems and Challenges
International Masters Degree Thesis on Environmental Policy
Year 2004
Made by:
Agnes Chizor Ogueri
Supervised by:
Thomas G. Whiston
Department of Environment, Technology and Social Studies
Roskilde University, Denmark
List of content
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED…………………………………ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………xi
ABTRACT…………………………………………………………..1
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………….2
1.1. General overview ............................................................................................... 2
1.2. Background of the study .................................................................................... 15
1.3. Statement of problem formulation ..................................................................... 19
1.4. Methodology ...................................................................................................... 12
REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER ONE………………………………23
CHAPTER 2. CONCEPTS/COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION………………………………………………………….25
2.1. Brief overview .................................................................................................... 25
2.2. Problem focusing................................................................................................ 26
2.3. Interdisciplinary / Transdisciplinary .................................................................. 27
2.4. ‘Dual’ education – employment and citizenship ................................................ 28
2.5. Community action (participation) ...................................................................... 28
2.6. Student initiative education ................................................................................ 29
2.7. Experiental education ......................................................................................... 29
2.8. Future time orientation
EDUCATION LEVEL IN NIGERIA: Problems and Challenges
International Masters Degree Thesis on Environmental Policy
Year 2004
Made by:
Agnes Chizor Ogueri
Supervised by:
Thomas G. Whiston
Department of Environment, Technology and Social Studies
Roskilde University, Denmark
List of content
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED…………………………………ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………xi
ABTRACT…………………………………………………………..1
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………….2
1.1. General overview ............................................................................................... 2
1.2. Background of the study .................................................................................... 15
1.3. Statement of problem formulation ..................................................................... 19
1.4. Methodology ...................................................................................................... 12
REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER ONE………………………………23
CHAPTER 2. CONCEPTS/COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION………………………………………………………….25
2.1. Brief overview .................................................................................................... 25
2.2. Problem focusing................................................................................................ 26
2.3. Interdisciplinary / Transdisciplinary .................................................................. 27
2.4. ‘Dual’ education – employment and citizenship ................................................ 28
2.5. Community action (participation) ...................................................................... 28
2.6. Student initiative education ................................................................................ 29
2.7. Experiental education ......................................................................................... 29
2.8. Future time orientation
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