Characteristics Of A Neo Humanist Method

“Sustainability is a matter of long term development” (Fowler, J., Sept.24th), this is the simplest statement describes the word “sustainability” till the end of the third week lecture. After two weeks’ lecture classes and ESS lecture classes, the concept that “sustainability is not a certain technology or policy” (Introduction to Environment, Sustainability and Society, slide79) is founded in my mind. Mind Shift organization and professor Matthew Schnurr’s research taught me more specifically that sustainability is not only about the environment.

Education for sustainability promotes systems thinking in order to help students recognize these interconnections. The goal is to develop a citizenry empowered to make decisions that will improve the state of ecosystems, the economy and the health and well-being of people on the planet.

A global society that is driven by the use of technology that contributes to the development of future citizens, our children into more knowledgeable global citizens, intelligent people with a more broad skill set that allows them to become more competitive in the word. The future of a country is their ability to be able to compete in the global market. The developments in technology in education have shown that there is a shift forms us being a industrial based society to one that is information based. We have seen a change in the world towards a complete reliance on the use of electronic devices in order to deliver content. This ahs include the use of videoconferences, Internet has eliminated the barriers of distance. We have a variety of ways to learn with out being actually present in the classroom, this allows us e to open our minds to new ways of thinking. Global education teaches us about issues that cross borders and time zones on subjects such as political, technology and culture. The use of technology gives us access to other areas of the world other than ours.

The humanistic approach is a person-centred approach which depends on trust between the patient and care giver. It is useful because it is non-intrusive and it gives people a choice to change their life. It is also used in lots of situations, this shows it is used often. However, it ignores people’s behaviour and is short term so this can affect the care given as the carer won’t keep an eye on the behaviour which is very important to observe when providing care.

Education is one of the important factors that determine a sustainability future. What to teach is also a biggest concern for education. On one hand, educators want to teach the knowledge that is useful for the students in society today. However, some also argue that people should learn critical thinking not just teaching skill-centered knowledge. According to Diane Ravitch, believes that the new from of education called “21st century skills” which just focus on teaching the skills to prepare people for the global economy, and neglects the importance of other subjects such as literature, history and art. She suggests that these subjects help not just help students think critically, but also let them think beyond the concept and see the world widely.

Environmental sustainability is the ability to be able to continue a certain process or use a certain resource indefinitely (Mason). For example, if you’re using a certain resource and you know it’s going to run out one day, that resource is unsustainable. Sustainability is important because a lot of the practices that we do in modern society from agriculture, to energy source, and even development, are completely depleting our resources. This practices were also made to accommodate our fast pace lifestyle, everything is built and made to be fast and cheap, nothing is made to last anymore. Many people are realizing the importance of being sustainable and the world is slowly changing to sustainable practices like Renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, while also changing the fast and easy mind set to a more “reusable” one. Brevard College has boarded the sustainable train of the world by making several additions to the school like solar panels, alternative transportation options, a Fair trade and organic Coffee shop, and several environmental based clubs. Although they are heading in the right direction, many changes still need to be made in order to achieve a well-developed sustainable campus.

This article addresses the call for implementing educational approaches that take into account the societal/cultural diversity of our time. In other words, it addresses educators concerned about making education more sensitive to global development, globalization, and

Tye article on global education, allows the reader to understand global education by providing an analysis of what global education is and how it can be useful. The author defines global education and provides clear examples on how it appears in schools. One major aspect of his analysis is that he demonstrate the appearance of a global education and inherent problems that exist in schools without the global perspective. The author states that it is important that global education creates people more socially aware capable of interacting with members outside of their community creating a cross cultural discourse.

There has been much debate about the environmental sustainability since the 1970's-1980's after the Green Revolution took place to ban harmful chemicals used in pesticides. Recently in today's era what's constantly in the news is global warming and the decimation of species from human's neglectful actions towards nature, which brings up the idea if colleges should incorporate environmental sustainability into their curriculum to educate the student population about the effects of human impact onto the environment. Although people like Peter Woods and Rachelle Peterson argue that environmental sustainability inhibits the success of colleges as the education is costly and environmental sustainability is just an ideology, others such as David

In this article “Enough For All Forever: A Handbook for Learning About Sustainability,” David Suzuki (2010) explains how the human beings see and understand the changing world, nature and sustainability.

Additionally, understanding adult behavior can also be explained through application of the humanistic theory. The ideas of this perspective were expanded by Carl Rogers, a well known psychologist highly regarded for his ideas on change, growth, and the potential for human good (Kahn & Rachman, 2000). This approach emphasizes the study of the whole person by focusing on the mindset of the person doing the behaving rather than only considering the person’s observable manners (DeRobertis, 2006). Roger’s was also recognized for his ideas on the specific conditions needed in order for change to transpire. His assumptions believed people grow and evolve when they are met with empathy, acceptance and genuineness (McLeod, 2014). For change to occur, people desire an environment that fosters the following characteristics; openness in order to

Comparing and analyzing the biological and humanistic approaches to personality can be a difference of opinions. Abraham Maslow studied the development of personality. Maslow developed his own personality theory based on the basic human needs. His hierarchy of needs pyramid shows the influences of human needs to the formation of unique individual personality. There are biological factors that influence the formation of individual personality that play a factor. By reviewing the relationships between biological factors and Maslow 's theory of personality you will be able to see focused similarities and it’s upcoming. Analyzing the basic aspects of the humanistic theory with the biological explanations of personality will

Sustainability development has three components: environment, society, and economy. If you consider the three to be overlapping circles of the same size, the area of overlap in the center is human well-being. As the environment, society, and economy become more aligned, the area of overlap increases, and so does human well-being. Therefore, education for sustainable development (ESD) is the use of education as a tool to achieve sustainability. Simply put, ESD is a way to make the world a safer, healthier, and more livable place for us and future generations (McKeown, 2002, pgs 7-9).

What is global education? “Global citizenship would seem a recent concept, but its origin can be traced back to at least 4th century Greece when Diogenes declared himself a cosmopolitan – a citizen of the world” (Hower, 2010, p.1). The idea of global citizenship, then, emerged even before there was a clear understanding of just what the globe entailed or who populated it, Hower, 2010, although different people and cultures were

This report is designed to investigate the rationale behind teaching Education for Sustainability (EfS) in early childhood education, through investigating the relevant issues and concept of sustainability in relation to the pedagogies and principles of early years education. The initial part of this report will focus on three issues of sustainability, all falling under the greater sustainability concept of waste management. The report will then go on to articulate the role and importance of EfS in early years principles and pedagogies. Finally, some teaching strategies for teaching EfS will be outlined.