e-Pedagogium 2019, 19(1):26-36 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2019.003
Factors influencing teacher's biophilic orientation and his/her approach to (environmental) education - review of the issue
- Pedagogická fakulta MU
The aim of the paper is to point out the importance of the global ecological crisis and to emphasize the need for biophilic education as a possible way to overcome the crisis. The article provides a brief overview of a wide range of the factors influencing the an individual's biophilic orientation and highlights the specific role of the teacher as the main protagonist in effective school environmental education.
Keywords: biophilic orientation, biophilic education, environmental education, ecological crisis.
Accepted: June 18, 2019; Published: July 22, 2019 Show citation
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