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The Need for Environmental Secondary Education in Nigeria
THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY
EDUCATION LEVEL IN NIGERIA: Problems and Challenges

International Masters Degree Thesis on Environmental Policy
Year 2004

Made by:
Agnes Chizor Ogueri
Supervised by:
Thomas G. Whiston

Department of Environment, Technology and Social Studies
Roskilde University, Denmark

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED…………………………………ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………xi
ABTRACT…………………………………………………………..1
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………….2
1.1. General overview ............................................................................................... 2
1.2. Background of the study .................................................................................... 15
1.3. Statement of problem formulation ..................................................................... 19
1.4. Methodology ...................................................................................................... 12

REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER ONE………………………………23
CHAPTER 2. CONCEPTS/COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION………………………………………………………….25
2.1. Brief overview .................................................................................................... 25
2.2. Problem focusing................................................................................................ 26
2.3. Interdisciplinary / Transdisciplinary .................................................................. 27
2.4. ‘Dual’ education – employment and citizenship ................................................ 28
2.5. Community action (participation) ...................................................................... 28
2.6. Student initiative education ................................................................................ 29
2.7. Experiental education ......................................................................................... 29
2.8. Future time orientation



References: 2. Briceno S. and Pitt D. C (1988). New ideas in environmental education. P. 160 to 163. 3. Blackmore, C. (1994). Environmental agenda: Taking responsibility; science and technology. P. 4. Whiston, T.G. (2001). Global sustainability: Rhetoric and reality, analysis and action – the need for removal of knowledge – apartheid world, in Our Fragile Future World – challenges and 5. Majasan J.A (1997). Providing qualitative education in Nigerian schools. Spectrum books limited, Ibadan 6. Isa A.H et al (2002). Nigeria education in the fourth republic. Austin printers and publishers (Nig.) Cross Rivers State Date: Dec. / Jan. 2003 / 2004.

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