| ID | 112828 |
| Title Proper | Learning the land beneath our feet |
| Other Title Information | NGO 'local learning materials' and environmental education in Yunnan Province |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Efird, Rob |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 2003 the Chinese Ministry of Education mandated the inclusion of environmental education in all elementary and secondary school curricula, but this mandate has gone widely unfulfilled. Under these circumstances, international and domestic NGOs in China are playing important roles in teaching Chinese children about environmental issues. While these roles have included the importation and dissemination of cosmopolitan conservation concepts and practices, their successful implementation often depends upon a sensitive engagement with the specifics of local culture and ecology. This essay discusses the experience of one domestic environmental NGO that develops local learning materials (xiangtu jiaocai) to help Chinese children 'learn the land beneath their feet'. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 21, No.76; Jul 2012: p.569-583 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 21, No.76; Jul 2012: p.569-583 |
| Key Words | Yunnan Province ; Environmental Education ; Chinese Ministry of Education ; China |