Course: Environmental Education

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Course title Environmental Education
Course code KFI/ENV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Blažek Iňová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction, basic terminology and problems, distribution of papers 2) Some important turning points in the history of environmental awareness 3) The main manifestations and impacts of the environmental crisis 4) The human roots of the environmental crisis 5) Integral ecology I. 6) Integral ecology II. 7) Environmental education and spirituality I. 8) Environmental education and spirituality II. 9) Environmental education as a part of EVVO 10) The main concepts of environmental education 11) Searching for a common framework for environmental education.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), E-learning, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies)
Learning outcomes
To introduce the students to the main reasons for environmental education and show them the theoretical base of environmental education. The students will be also introduced to the practical examples of the main concepts of environmental education. Teaching takes place in a hybrid form (combination of contact lectures and seminars, on-line lectures and e-learning). The content of the lectures combines interpretation, analysis of the given text and discussion. The output of each student's individual work will be the preparation and submission of a professional essay on the assigned topic, together with the presentation of their own didactic project within the seminar. The final assessment tool will be a written test.
A basic knowledge about the reasons for environmental education, about the theoretical base of environmental education and about the practical examples of the main concepts of environmental education.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Student performance assessment, Test, Interim evaluation

1) 75% participation at the seminar 2) presentation of one's own didactic project on the given topic in the seminar lesson 2) the essay on a specified topic (only for graduating students) 4) final written test (at least 75% points).
Recommended literature
  • Činčera, J. Environmentální výchova: od cílů k prostředkům. Brno, 2007.
  • František. Laudato si´ (encyklika). Praha, 2015.
  • Gore, A. Země na misce vah: ekologie a lidský duch. Praha, 2000.
  • Kolářský, R. Filosofický význam současné ekologické krize. Praha, 2011.
  • Leblová, Eliška. Environmentální výchova v mateřské škole. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0094-9.
  • Matějček, Tomáš. Ekologická a environmentální výchova : učební text k průřezovému tématu Environmentální výchova podle Rámcového vzdělávacího programu pro základní vzdělávání. 1. vyd. Praha : Nakladatelství České geografické společnosti, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86034-72-0.
  • Moldan, B. Ekologická dimenze udržitelného rozvoje. Praha, 2001.
  • Ondok, Josef Petr. Bioetika, biotechnologie a biomedicína. 1. vyd. Praha : Triton, 2005. ISBN 80-7254-486-1.
  • Sládek, Karel. Ekologická spiritualita a etika. Praha : Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7553-696-9.
  • Šimonová, Petra; Činčera, Jan,; Jančaříková, Kateřina,; Volfová, Alena. Ekologická a environmentální výchova : pracovní učebnice pro 2. stupeň ZŠ a odpovídající ročníky víceletých gymnázií. 1. vydání. Plzeň : Nakladatelství Fraus, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7238-452-5.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Free Time Education (2018) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer