Sunday, December 7, 2014

key vocabuarly

1. complexity - [kuh m-plek-si-tee]

  - the state or quality of being intricate or complex
  - something intricate or complex; complication  
2. hands-on [handz-on, -awn], adjective
  - characterized by or involved in active personal participation in    an activity; individual and direct:
  - requiring manual operation, control, adjustment, or the like; not automatic or computerized:
                   
3. budget [buhj-it]
 - noun
1. an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
2. a plan of operations based on such an estimate.
3. an itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period.
4. the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose:
the construction budget.
5. a limited stock or supply of something: his budget of goodwill.
6. Obsolete. a small bag; pouch.
 - adjective
7. reasonably or cheaply priced: budget dresses.
 - verb (used with object), budgeted, budgeting.
8. to plan allotment of (funds, time, etc.).
9. to deal with (specific funds) in a budget.
verb (used without object), budgeted, budgeting.
10. to subsist on or live within a budget.
 - Related forms
   budgetary  [buhj-i-ter-ee] (Show IPA), adjective
   budgeter, noun
4.ignorance [ig-ner-uh ns]  noun
  - the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.

  - Related forms
     self-ignorance, noun
5. policy [pol-uh-see]  noun, plural policies.             
1. a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
2. a course of action adopted and pursued by a government, ruler, political party, etc.:
3. action or procedure conforming to or considered with reference to prudence or expediency:
4. sagacity; shrewdness:
5. Rare. government; polity.







 
 
  

   

The Failures of Environmental Education in Korea



Greetings,


For this project, I studied the Failures of Environmental Education in Korea. In the introduction video on this post, I offer some rough suggestions. However, I have also compiled a list of essential vocabulary for this topic, and I have posted a short annotated bibliography to help you in your research.


This topic is important because many people think that the environmental education in Korea has not made many successful achievements for three decades. Therefore, my studying is looking for the causes and effects of environmental education failures and solutions to settle the problems of environmental education in Korea. Although my rough offers are not big solutions, I hope it is helpful for us to make better world in future.


Again, thank you for your time! I hope you find this interesting and useful.

The Failures of Environmental Education in Korea(summary)

The Failures of Environmental Education in Korea : the Causes and Effects

            Most people believe that environmental education has made impressive achievements in South Korea.  However, in real educational fields, many people don't think that the environmental education in Korea has had many successful achievements. This fact shows that the evidence of environmental education in Korea is not efficient because of various reasons.
            The one cause of the failure of education is the shortage of hands-on educational facilities and materials. The second cause of the failure of environmental education is the insufficiency of leaders or teachers and most regular schools don't concentrate on the subjects of environmental education.
            The one effect of the failure of environmental education is that most people believe that they know the importance of environment very well, but in reality, they don't know the importance of environment. Another effect of the failure of environmental education is that most people don't practice an eco-friendly life style.

            In conclusion, in order to reform the problems of environmental education, we must redesign environmental education programs, change modern people's consumption patterns to eco-friendly lifestyle, implement environmental subjects, as a regular subject, into traditional schools, and enhance the government's role and NGO's participation. 

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Annotated Bibliography



Maryland State Department of Education(2003), Environmental Education, Retrieved from



In this paper, the author says that the purpose of Environmental

Education and what Environmental Education is?

Environmental Education promotes environmental literacy
and the development of skills needed for life-long learning.


American Institute of Biological Sciences(2001), Challenges for Environmental Education :

In this paper, the writer says that environmental education must teach about science itself and about the use of the scientific method to help evaluate and respond to environmental threats. Also Hammond suggests that the positive benefits of hands-on learning. It is helpful for me to understand the positive effects of hands-on learning and relationship between conservation and education.


Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education(2013), What is environmental Education?

In this paper, the author says that the definition of Environmental Education and
what What is good Education?
Also, this paper says the civic responsibility and Environmental Education in Colorado.


Saylan, Charles;Blumstein, Daniel. (2011). Failure of Environmental Education (And How We
Can Fix It). University of California Press. Retrieved 28 November 2014, from <http://www.myilibrary.com?ID=327783>

In this paper, the writer analyzed the failure of Environmental
Education in the USA and suggested the seven
to improve Environmental Education.
We must teach a world view, conservational legislation, and critical thinking.