Didactic of Environmental Education

Course Information
TitleΔιδακτική της Περιβαλλοντικής Εκπαίδευσης / Didactic of Environmental Education
Code942Ε
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolForestry and Natural Environment
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600019500

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dasologías kai Fysikoý Perivállontos (2020-sīmera)

Registered students: 2
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Elective CoursesElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)952
Elective CoursesElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)952
Elective CoursesElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)952
Elective CoursesCompulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course)952
Elective CoursesElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)952
Elective CoursesElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)952
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours2
Total Hours26
Class ID
600273728
EPIChallenges
  • Sustainable Transformation
  • European Values
Type Of Offer
  • Citizen Science Competence Programmes
  • Challenge-Based Training Offer
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • ONLY in Greek
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The ecological crisis. Systemin approach to the correlation between Economy-Environment- Society. Inclusion of the environment in Education. The genesis and historical evolution of Environmental Education. The International Summits of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s about Environmental Education. The contents, characteristics, principals and goals of Environmental Education. Definitions and Terminology of Environmental Education. Defining the teaching process. The principles and goals of teaching in Environmental Education. Contemporary methodological approaches to teaching about the environment (interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, the systematic and holistic approach, modelling and simulation). Scientific examples in Environmental Education. Socially critical Environmental Education. The establishment of Environmental Education Internationally and in Greece. Environmental Education Centers. From Environmental Education to the Education about Sustainable Development. Development and the design of Environmental Education Programs. Conceptual and pedagogical guidelines of Environmental Education Program. The different steps of structuring an Environmental Education program. Didactic approach to the values of Environmental Education. Didactic Techniques to better explain the Values of Environmental Education (role playing games, moral dilemma etc.). Assessment in the context of Environmental Education (scope, objectives and evaluation tools). Development and implementation of different criteria for the evaluation of environmental education teaching resources. The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
Keywords
Didactic, Environmental Education
Educational Material Types
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures260.9
Laboratory Work260.9
Reading Assigment60.2
Exams20.1
Total602
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δημητρίου, Α. (2009). Περιβαλλοντική εκπαίδευση: Περιβάλλον, αειφορία. Θεωρητικές και παιδαγωγικές προσεγγίσεις. Θεσσαλονίκη: Επίκεντρο.
Additional bibliography for study
• Γεωργόπουλος, Α. (2005) (επιμ.). Περιβαλλοντική Εκπαίδευση: Ο Νέος Πολιτισμός που Αναδύεται. Αθήνα: Gutenberg. ● Γεωργόπουλος, Α. (2014). Περιβαλλοντική Εκπαίδευση-Ζητήματα ταυτότητας. Αθήνα : Gutenberg. ● Λιαράκου, Γ. & Φλογαΐτη, Ε. (2007). Από την Περιβαλλοντική Εκπαίδευση στην Εκπαίδευση για την Αειφόρο Ανάπτυξη: Προβληματισμοί, Τάσεις και Προτάσεις. Αθήνα: Νήσος. ● Φλογαΐτη, Ε. (2006). Εκπαίδευση για το περιβάλλον και την Αειφορία. Αθήνα: Ελληνικά Γράμματα. ● Φλογαΐτη, Ε. (1993). Περιβαλλοντική Εκπαίδευση. Αθήνα: Ελληνικές Πανεπιστημιακές εκδόσεις. ● Palmer, J. A. (1998). Environmental Education in the 21st century. London: Routledge. ● Sterling, S. (2001). Sustainable education: Re-visioning learning and change. Devon: Green Books for the Schumacher Society. ● UNESCO (1986). Educating in environmental values, Connect, Vol. XI, No. 3 Paris: UNESCO. ● EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY FORUM (1993). Education for Sustainability Forum: supporting sustainable development through education training and awareness raising. London: ESF
Last Update
30-06-2025