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2012 The Experimental Environmental Education Program of Climate Change in Community Universities

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In response to the crisis of the environment which caused by the global climate change, most countries are seeking strategies actively. Therefore, the development of low-carbon society has become the global focus. We believe that achieving to the low-carbon society must through the environmental education, and changing people’s life style is our main concern. This project was from August, 2012 to March, 2013, and the followings are aims of the project: 1. To cultivate the curriculum and model of the environmental education in Community Universities, and develop the relevant teaching materials and teaching plans step by step; 2. To accumulate the environmental education database of Community Universities, and record environmental resources around the community; 3. To empower people to participate of citizen action for the environment-related issues; 4. To facilitate the partnership between the Community Universities, civil groups and the public sector of the environmental education; 5. To expand in depth and scope of Community Universities in participate public issues. In this project, we co-operated with 5 Community Universities. We has planned and worked together on local educational education programs. These 5 Community Universities have practiced on different types of curriculums and themes depend on their varied kinds of communities and requirements. Their programs are included classrooms, lectures, outdoor visiting and field practices. We attempt to invite people to get involve in the environmental education, the ideas of low-carbine society, culture and ecology learning by diversity programs. Furthermore, we believe that the Community Universities can be the facilitator of the environmental education for climate change. Since the knowledge of the climate change was provided by these inter-active ways, people can apply the knowledge into their daily life. On the other hand, the Community Universities also can be the resource center of the environmental education in its community by their alliance between the Community Universities, network of civil groups and public sectors. At last, we’ve built up a website to keep record on teaching materials and relevant references. We expect communities will access our website as a platform and present their own knowledge and experiences in the long run.
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Climate Change;Environmental Education;Community Universities
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