SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 452-4

462-4

SUMMER INSTITUTE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Summer Session, 1989

Instructor: M. McClaren

(July 4—August 4)

Location: Kelowna Tele-Learning Centre

PREREQUISITES:

Educ. 401/402 or equivalent.

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

EDUC. 452-4: Field Work & Case Studies in Environmental Education

Provides students who have a conceptual knowledge of environmental

education with operational experience under field conditions.

EDUC. 4624: Environmental Education (Outdoor Education)

The design of multi-disciplinary educational programs to develop awareness of

the urban and natural environment.

This summer the Summer Institute in Environmental Education will once again be

offering the program remote from the S.F.U. campus. The program will still be offered

as a Summer Institute, meaning that the focus of immersion in an 8-semester hour two

course block will be retained. The course will have dedicated laboratory work space

during July/August which will be accessible to students on a 6-day week basis. The

course will feature extensive field experiences mainly in the Okanagan Region. It is

therefore not expected that students enrolling in EDUC 452/462 will take other courses

concurrently during summer session.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The Summer Institute in Environmental Education is an interdisciplinary programthat

addresses the educational implications of human-environment interactions. It is

appropriate for teachers, recreation workers, naturalists and park workers with

backgrounds in a wide range of subject fields and with teaching levels from

kindergarten to adult. The program will examine environmental themes from the

perspective of their potential to develop awareness, understanding, research and

problem-solving skills. Topics covered will include environmental awareness and

action strategies, environmental curriculum development, and critiques, human

environment relationships, environmental ethics, marine and aquatic studies, marine

mammal studies, neighborhood and community studies, outdoor education and the

use of the many resources.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:

Student assignments will include curriculum and program planning and

development activities, as well as specific in-course tasks addressing various

course contexts.

FIELD ACTIVITY FEE: $35.00

(To partially cover additional field expenses.

These fees will be paid as part of the regular fees.)