초등 도덕과에서의 통합적 환경윤리 교육 방안 연구 ― 儒學의 자연관과 환경윤리를 중심으로 ―

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to help children themselves internalize desirable environmental ethics and for this, the study has tried to find theoretical fundamentals of environmental ethics from the ancient Confucianism while seeking more meaningful and rich contents through East Asian cultures. To establish right view of environment should be the priority in finding solutions and their positive practices to the current environmental disruption, which requires an early education of environment and its ethics in primary schools, a starting point for such education, ultimately leading to continued and visible effects in daily life. For effective results of environmental education through elementary school's ethics education, 'environmental ethics' should be first taught and based on this so that elementary schoolers could be prepared for positively doing their part in dealing with environmental issues. In particular, to achieve both education and effectiveness in environmental education, enhanced moral consciousness, knowledge, emotion and practice should be comprehensively harmonized. And that also means voluntary practice for and participation in environmental issues should come from heightening sense of ethics. In that sense, Oriental thoughts, mainly centered on Confucianism could be a valuable reference for elementary school students to set up developmental and looking-forward environmental ethics.