Value education and environmental education
Value education builds character and constitutional values; environmental education builds awareness, attitudes and action for the planet. Both aim at responsible citizens.
Approaches to value education
Methods: storytelling, role play, moral-dilemma discussion, value clarification, and teachers as role models. UGC's Mulya Pravah guidelines address human values and professional ethics in higher education.
Values in the Constitution
| Source | Values |
|---|---|
| Preamble | Justice, liberty, equality, fraternity; a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic |
| Article 51A (fundamental duties) | Respect for the Constitution, scientific temper (51A(h)), protecting the environment (51A(g)) |
| Article 48A (directive principle) | The State shall protect and improve the environment, forests and wildlife |
Objectives of environmental education (Tbilisi, 1977)
Milestones in environmental education
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Stockholm Conference calls for environmental education |
| 1975 | Belgrade Charter sets a global framework for EE |
| 1977 | Tbilisi Declaration states the aims and objectives of EE |
| 1984 | Centre for Environment Education set up in Ahmedabad |
| 1991 | Supreme Court (M.C. Mehta case) orders EE at all levels of education |
| 2005-2014 | UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development |
| 2022 | India launches Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) |
How NET asks this: order the EE milestones (Stockholm 1972 → Belgrade 1975 → Tbilisi 1977), list Tbilisi's five objectives, or link fundamental duties and court orders to environmental education.
Typical MCQ: “Which conference set out the objectives of environmental education in 1977?” The Tbilisi Intergovernmental Conference (UNESCO-UNEP): awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills, participation.
Typical MCQ: “Which Article makes protecting the natural environment a fundamental duty?” Article 51A(g), added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976.
Tbilisi's ladder, A-K-A-S-P: Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills, Participation.