著者

深須 祐子 樋口 利彦 吉冨 友恭

出版者

一般社団法人 日本環境教育学会

雑誌

環境教育 (ISSN:09172866)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.31, no.3, pp.3_10-20, 2021 (Released:2022-02-23)

参考文献数

16

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The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program is an international hands-on environmental science and education program. Since its launch in 1995, over 37,600 schools across 125 countries have participated in the GLOBE program. In Japan, 281 schools and institutions have been involved in this program to date. This study examines how the GLOBE program, offering the experience of observing and analyzing data on the natural environment, affected students' awareness of the natural environment and their future career choices. The survey was conducted using questionnaires sent to 16 teachers and 108 students of high schools participating in GLOBE program (quantitative research), and interviews with 7 GLOBE alumni (qualitative research). The results show that the GLOBE program has enhanced students' interest in the natural environment and commitment to awareness of environmental conservation. Moreover, based on their approaches (e.g., enthusiastic guidance from teachers, continuous observation and data analysis, independent inquiry activities, experience in presenting research findings, interaction with other students and researchers, etc.), it was revealed that the program also influences students' career choices, such as choosing university or college courses on environmental or natural science and jobs related to nature, biology, and science.

著者

樋口 利彦 菊池 滉 朝岡 幸彦

出版者

一般社団法人 日本環境教育学会

雑誌

環境教育 (ISSN:09172866)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.23, no.3, pp.3_93-104, 2014 (Released:2016-03-25)

参考文献数

16

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This study analyzed a five-year adult learning course focusing on conservation of the natural environment in suburban area. The course included field trip activities involving visits to certain communities to observe their environmental conservation efforts, as well as observations of the natural environment and landscape of participants’ community. Our analysis sought to determine whether field trips lead to acquisition of knowledge of action strategies for conservation of the natural environment. Data obtained from 124 descriptions of impressions written by members were divided into individual words through text mining. Cluster analysis using 63 words with high appearance frequency revealed nine themes. Two themes, “Activities/Programs of Conservation” and “Citizen Participation,” suggested that the trips facilitated opportunities for the participants to witness citizen volunteers and government officials together creating conservation plans and managing the parks and conservation areas to conserve the natural environment. It is suggested that the community regime on citizen’s participation contributing to the successful policy and action, as collaborative planning for conservation, is important for the acquisition of action strategies for environmental conservation. These findings implied that acquiring information about citizen participation influencing the process of successful environmental policy and action is important in education focusing on environmental behavior. Statistical analysis revealed that the occurrence ratios of both themes, “Activities/Program of Conservation” and “Citizen Participation”, were relatively higher in educational programs for visits to other communities than in other programs such as lectures and environmental surveys of their community. Additionally, both themes were closely related to the “Action/Attitude” word group. Thus, field trips enabled participants to understand the importance of community participation and learn of environmental action strategies through observing effective policies and citizen participation.

著者

小澤 紀美子 原子 栄一郎 樋口 利彦 小川 潔 森茂 岳雄

出版者

東京学芸大学

雑誌

基盤研究(B)

巻号頁・発行日

1999

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本研究は、1999年より北京師範大学と東京学芸大学の共同研究で持続可能な社会の構築をめざした環境教育の推進のための教師研修の内容、実施体制などの課題を分析し、さらに国際的な環境教育の理論的根拠などを歴史的背景も含めて分析し、教師への意識調査、具体的な授業実践の比較などから、日本及び中国における環境教育の理論、内容、方法などに関する到達点とその課題の明確化を目的に進めてきた。中国の環境教育は大きく4段階でその進展がとらえられるが、環境教育推進の原点は、1996年12月に制定された「全国環境宣伝教育行動綱要(1996年〜2010年)」にある。そのカリキュラムはイギリスの影響を受け、統一的なカリキュラム展開となっている。その原則は、啓発性の原則、参加性の原則、浸透性の原則、批判性の原則となっている。日本の環境教育は、50年代に始まるが、70年代後半から80年代前半の国際的な動向に後れをとり、90年代後半から大きな進展がみられる。日本では特に社会科、理科、家庭科等の教科と「総合的な学習の時間」での環境教育の実践が多いが、中国では浸透教育や選択教科などで展開されている。日本では、環境教育の推進の主体が多様化している。また、その内容の多様性、各種主体(教育界、行政、市民、NGOなど)の協働による新局面が期待されており、教員研修における方法、内容、評価システムを確立が望まれる。報告書は、1章:日本及び中国における環境問題と環境政策の変遷、2章:環境教育の概念の変遷、3章:教育課程の変遷とその背景、4章:教育課程における環境教育の動向、5章:環境教育にかかわる教師の意識調査、6章:環境教育の実践と分析、7章:教師研修の現状と課題、8章:日本及び中国の環境教育の方向、といら構成で各国の言語と英文で構成されている。