VALUES IN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
VALUES IN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY

Author(s): Jan Činčera, Bruce Johnson, Roman Kroufek
Subject(s): Environmental Geography, Applied Geography, School education, Methodology and research technology, Environmental interactions, Pedagogy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: environmental values in outdoor programs; Organization of the Values; Schwartz model;
Summary/Abstract: Should or shouldn’t outdoor environmental education programs promote particular values? This chapter focuses on the tension between trying to avoid manipulation and trying to pursue the aims of environmental education. We summarize the discussion of values in environmental education and outline Schwartz’s theory of universal values, then we analyze what program leaders think about values and how they deal with the issue in their practice. We argue that no education is value-free. Based on our research study, we found a normative, value-laden approach in outdoor environmental education to be controversial but still the most suitable approach for these types of programs. In the conclusion, we examine various methods of shaping environmental values in outdoor programs.

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