Research On The Education Of Environmental Ethics In American Colleges And Universities

Environmental ethics education is a part of the United States national environmental education,because of the serious ecological crisis in American society,turning the environmental problems to philosophical perspective.American hope to solve moral contradiction between man and nature through the environmental ethics education.Research on American College environmental ethics education is of great significance for environmental education in China at this stage,and of great practical value to the construction of ecological civilization in China.This paper reviews the American society several major environmental movement and the impact of the theoretical background of environmental ethics education are discussed in this paper.Through the analysis of the background,the development of American environmental ethics is the need of the time,and environmental ethics education are the inevitable choice to deal with the ecological crisis in the United States and the result of the development of the system of environmental ethics.Secondly,this article summarizes education objectives,content,principles,methods,curriculum and education implementation from the whole of the American College of environmental ethics.In the aspect of goal,the environmental ethics education in American colleges and universities is based.on the acquisition of knowledge and skills of environmental ethics,so as to promote students to obtain the value of environmental ethics,and then to complete the change of behavior in real life.In the content,the United States colleges and universities pay attention to the analysis of environmental ethics concepts,fostering environmental ethics values and the practical application of environmental ethics.The main purpose of the American College of environmental ethics education is correctly understanding and soving the moral relationship between man and nature,so environmental ethics education should not only understand the relationship between various disciplines and environmental ethics as a whole,but also should adhere to make students as the main body,paying attention to practice in the education process.The United States colleges and universities teach students through class discussion,case analysis,outdoor investigation and environment influence teaching style.Environmental education is implemented through legal,the environmental education teachers perfect cultivation plan and sound environmental education system.In the education process,The United States colleges and universities set up interdisciplinary education and professional education to ensure the successful completion of environmental ethics education.Finally,the article evaluates the rationality and limitation of American College Environment Education.It is of great enlightenment to the environmental ethics education in Colleges and universities in China.Firstly,we must to improve the content of environmental ethics education.The thought of environmental ethics integrates Chinese traditional culture,traditional and modern education.At the same time,the content of environmental ethics education meets the requirements of China's ecological civilization construction.Secondly,we must to improve the environmental ethics education mechanism.we must establish the protection mechanisms of environmental ethics by the law and the teacher training programs.To improve the effectiveness of environmental ethics education by improving the curriculum and teaching evaluation mechanism.Thirdly,we must enrich education methods.Fourthly,we must enhance the campus environment ethics culture.Through the construction of the atmosphere,we achieve the effect of Education.