Environmental Education In Japan And Its Enlightenment To China's Ecological Civilization Education

Japan,which had been bombarded twice by two atomic bombs,took a short period of 20 years from the rubble of the country to becoming a successful country.As one of the few developed countries in Asia,Japan has experienced the process of “pollution first and then governance” in the process of social development.At the same time,as an advanced industrialized country,Japan has transformed from the initial development of the "public pollution-prone country" to the current "great environmental protection country" and a major tourist country,demonstrating that Japan's environmental education has played a huge role in the field of environmental protection.Looking back at history,Japan's environmental education has evolved from public hazard education and nature conservation education.It has undergone three stages: the introduction of environmental education concepts and practice exploration,the establishment and promotion of environmental education,and the legalization and socialization of environmental education.The implementation of Japanese environmental education is reflected in all aspects of society.The environmental education on campus is comprehensive and coherent.From kindergarten to university education,the contents and methods of environmental education will differ according to the age of the students.In Japan,learning garbage classification is a “required course” for every housewife.Every household strictly implements garbage classification.This is a kind of silent education for children.In addition,almost every community in Japan has an environmental education base for students and residents to visit,study,and use.Each environmental education site has its own environmental themes and concepts,which are different from each other and become environmental education outside the school.The main place.Japanese companies are also the main promoters and participants of environmental education.From the internal production of enterprises,energy conservation and environmental protection are emphasized to environmental protection activities conducted outside the country.Japanese companies mostly support and promote social and environmental education through practical actions.In summary,in the process of advancing environmental education,the Japanese government has played an important leading role.Schools,enterprises,communities,and NGO organizations are important forces for the implementation of environmental education.Whether it is in environmental education theory or in environmental protection practices,Japan has a rich and comprehensive experience,especially its perfect environmental education system,experiential environmental education methods,professional teacher training,and sound links to education legal protection.These have become the successful experience of Japanese environmental education.Compared with Japan,the education of ecological civilization in our country has been delayed,and the development of ecological civilization education has been slow.Although in recent years,as the country attaches great importance to the construction of ecological civilization,the ecological civilization education in our country has also achieved certain achievements,but compared with the developed countries,there are still many shortcomings in the education of ecological civilization in our country.There are not high overall level of education in ecological civilization,weak force of teachers and capital,lack of legal guarantee and so on.Japan's experience in environmental governance and environmental education has important implications and references for China to carry out environmental protection and implement ecological civilization education.Drawing on the successful model and experience of Japan's environmental education and combining China's basic national conditions,China must carry out ecological civilization education in all aspects from multiple angles: The government should pay attention to the construction of ecological civilization and play a leading role in the education of ecological civilization.Schools should strengthen the implementation of ecological civilization education;families should create a concept of improving education,and create a good atmosphere to pay attention to ecological civilization education;in the whole society,joint multi-subjects to carry out rich forms of environmental education and so on.To sum up,developing ecological civilization education in China is a gigantic project which requires the concerted efforts of all sectors of society.