National Legislation
(From the Global Environmental Education Partnership website)
http://thegeep.org/country-profiles/india
EE is compulsory by directive of Supreme Court of India. The National Council of Educational Research and Training is the nodal agency to oversee the directive. The Constitution of India enjoins the state to "take measures to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country"(Article 48 -A). It also makes it a "fundamental duty of every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forest, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have ecological compassing for the living creatures" (Article 51 A (g)). Education is recognized as a primary means of achieving to environmental protection. The present status of Environmental Education (EE) in schools in India has its genesis in the National Policy of Education (NPE) 1986 (modified in 1992), in which “Protection of the Environment” is stated as a common core around which a National Curriculum Framework (NCF) would be woven.
EE in K-12 Education
The National Council of Educational Research and Training is responsible for developing the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and reviewing the framework at regular intervals.
Professional Development
In-service teachers in India may engage in EE professional development though the distance education program Green Teacher: Diploma in Environmental Education. The program was established by the Centre for Environment Education, India (CEE) and Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. In addition, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) developed a manual on Environment Education for pre-service teachers. Teachers take part in exposure visits, conferences, nature camps, and specific environmental courses. They may also take up curriculum-linked research projects. In-service teacher training is a very common approach to professional development, especially amongst government teachers.
(From the Global Environmental Education Partnership website)
http://thegeep.org/country-profiles/india
EE is compulsory by directive of Supreme Court of India. The National Council of Educational Research and Training is the nodal agency to oversee the directive. The Constitution of India enjoins the state to "take measures to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country"(Article 48 -A). It also makes it a "fundamental duty of every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forest, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have ecological compassing for the living creatures" (Article 51 A (g)). Education is recognized as a primary means of achieving to environmental protection. The present status of Environmental Education (EE) in schools in India has its genesis in the National Policy of Education (NPE) 1986 (modified in 1992), in which “Protection of the Environment” is stated as a common core around which a National Curriculum Framework (NCF) would be woven.
EE in K-12 Education
The National Council of Educational Research and Training is responsible for developing the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and reviewing the framework at regular intervals.
Professional Development
In-service teachers in India may engage in EE professional development though the distance education program Green Teacher: Diploma in Environmental Education. The program was established by the Centre for Environment Education, India (CEE) and Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. In addition, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) developed a manual on Environment Education for pre-service teachers. Teachers take part in exposure visits, conferences, nature camps, and specific environmental courses. They may also take up curriculum-linked research projects. In-service teacher training is a very common approach to professional development, especially amongst government teachers.