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Environmental Ethics

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
August 1, 1997

Research shows that behavioral changes can be maximized when environmental education includes these

attributes:

1. Teach significant ethical concepts, and make clear the learner’s relationship and obligation to them.

2. Provide carefully designed and in-depth opportunities for learners to develop an ethical sensitivity to the environment, to the outdoor activity they’re involved with, and to each other. This promotes a desire to behave appropriately.

3. Provide a curriculum that teaches learners the critical thinking skills they need to analyze issues and investigate ethical problems. Provide the time to apply these skills.

4. Provide a curriculum that will teach learners the citizenship (stewardship) and interpersonal skills they need to address and resolve ethical issues. Provide the time to apply these skills.

5. Provide a learning setting which offers the learner consistent reinforcement for acting responsibly (thus allowing him to develop his own sense of ethics).

Once an individual develops a strong ethic, they often pass it on to others-if they feel they are part of a consensus that is supported by their community.

– Hungerford and Volk (1990)

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