College of Marxism, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai 201215, China.
Heilongjiang Province Think Tank for Ecological Civilization Construction and Green Development, Harbin 150040, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 23;19(23):15549. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315549.
This article offers a critical review of the research on moral and environmental education as a basis for building environmentalism. The review's objective is to present an ideological and philosophical theory and research on environmentalism through moral education. The bulk of this research involves empirical research that examines the correlation between moral education and environmentalism, ideologies produced by moral education, and philosophical arguments inherent in environmental education. A deductive argument is made following the review of the existing research on moral education to highlight the educational approaches that have been hailed as effective. Some of the environmental educational approaches identified as being effective include proactive environmental education, creating an environmentally conscious environment, and real-life environmental education simulations. The research also identifies moral education whose focus is the creation of a moral consciousness among learners as being critical for the development of environmental consciousness. Inculcation of religious education, creating a moral educational atmosphere, moral leadership, moral life simulations, and use of Ubuntu and Ukamu theoretical frameworks will bolster building a moral consciousness among learners. The argument presented in this article is that despite the existence of some contrary research, moral education can act as a bolster to positive attitudes, actions, and behaviors towards the environment.
本文对道德与环境教育研究进行了批判性回顾，以此作为构建环境主义的基础。本次综述的目的是通过道德教育呈现环境主义的思想和哲学理论与研究。本研究的大部分内容是实证研究，主要考察道德教育与环境主义之间的相关性、道德教育产生的意识形态以及环境教育中固有的哲学论点。在对现有的道德教育研究进行回顾之后，采用演绎论证来突出被称赞为有效的教育方法。被确定为有效的一些环境教育方法包括积极主动的环境教育、创造具有环保意识的环境以及现实生活中的环境教育模拟。该研究还确定了将重点放在培养学习者道德意识上的道德教育对于培养环境意识至关重要。道德教育的灌输、营造道德教育氛围、道德领导力、道德生活模拟以及乌班图和 Ukamu 理论框架的使用，将有助于培养学习者的道德意识。本文提出的观点是，尽管存在一些相反的研究，但道德教育可以作为对环境的积极态度、行动和行为的支撑。
