SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES

Assessment overview

For this assessment you are required to write a 2000-word interpretative essay. Your discussion should be based on research-based evidence, and thus you are required to integrate evidence from scholarly sources to support your argument.

This task is assessing your ability to demonstrate that you meet the criteria for the following unit learning outcomes. Students will be able to:

summarize the scope and purpose of educating for a sustainable future analyse the concept of ecological literacy and articulate the benefits and limitations of being eco-literate.
Assessment details

You are required to write an essay about ‘Ecologising Education’ that specifically addresses the following:
It could be argued that when one thinks deeply about the future, this thinking provides possibilities to change behavior in the present. With that in mind: analyze and discuss the benefits and limitations of ecologising education now, and in the future.

Throughout the essay you will:

Consider the value of ecologising education and teaching sustainable perspectives.
Discuss the potential benefits and limitations of becoming eco-literate for teachers and young people.
Summarize what you believe can be achieved in education in primary and early childhood, now and in the future.
You must demonstrate clarity and understanding of the topic and offer interpretation of the issues and implications together with a very high level of scholarship. Presentation, format and structure must be of a professional standard.

Ecologising education is an approach to education that emphasizes the importance of understanding and addressing environmental issues. It seeks to promote awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to address current and future environmental challenges. Ecologising education is crucial because it equips students with the tools to understand and respond to complex environmental issues that impact our planet. This essay will analyze and discuss the benefits and limitations of ecologising education now and in the future.