PRELIMINARY OUTLINE

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 452-8?

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION?

(D2.00) ?

(Cat.

#55582)

Summer Session, 1993

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Instructor: S. Lott

(July 5-30)

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Location: Vancouver (Exact location to be determined)

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 401/402

Educ 452-8: Environmental Education

Will address the design of multi-disciplinary educational programs to develop awareness of

the urban and natural environment and provide students with operational experience under

field conditions.

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

summer program based in the Lower Mainland. The program is organized as a Summer Institute,

meaning that the focus of immersion in an 8-semester block will be retained. Sessions will be

held full days, Monday to Thursday, each week. There will be at least one overnight field trip

away from the course site. An optional weekend overnight trip or optional Friday day trips

may be offered occasionally over the course of the month. It is therefore not expected that

students enrolling in EDUC 452 will take other courses concurrently during summer session.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Summer Institute in Environmental Education is an interdisciplinary program that

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, human-environment

relationships, environmental ethics, neighborhood and community studies, outdoor education

and the use of the many resources available.

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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.)

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