USING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS THE BASIS FOR DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM

(1)We从环境教育的角度分析了五门学科教材的内容。我们的一个发现是，在教科书中发现了许多关于环境问题的主题。然而，其中一些可能很难为学生理解，因为他们缺乏必要的知识，这是自然的基础上，学生的发展阶段。(2)We调查了在初中实施环境教育的程度。研究结果表明，虽然环境教育得到了强烈的认同，但仍不普及。（3）借鉴国外的综合教学模式，如英国的跨课程主题教学模式。我们必须确定发展综合课程所需的观点。一个对现在和未来都更重要和更有效的方法。我们认识到一些重要的观点是发展综合课程所必需的，这些观点可以被称为学习的本质属性。例如，关键概念被用来连接思想和构建深刻的个人理解。此外，我们亦要找出如何处理具争议性的问题，以及整体课程的要素。换句话说，制定类似于环境教育的整体方法是当务之急。

(1)We have analyzed the contents of textbooks of five subjects in terms of environmental education. One of our findings is that lots of topics dealing with environmental problems are found in the textbooks. However some of them may be hard for students to understand, because they lack necessary knowledge which is naturally based on students' stages of development.(2)We have made inquiries about to what extent environmental education had been implemented at lower secondary schools. The results indicate that although the strong approval of environmental education, it is still not popular.(3)Refering to the integrated teaching programs abroad such as cross curricula themes in the U.K. ; we have to identify the perspectives needed to develop an integrated curriculum. One that is more significant and effective for the present as well as the future. We recognized some significant perspectives essential for development of an integrated curriculum, which can be called the essential attributes of learning. Key concepts, for example, are used to connect ideas and construct profound individual understanding. Besides we have to identify the ways to deal with the controversial issues as well as the essential elements in the curriculum as a whole. In other words, developing the holistic approach similar to that seen in environmental education is an imperative need.