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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION This is a resume of the document prepared by Sven Grabe for UNESCO-UNEP along with supplementary comments by me, with particular reference to India and the Third World countries. This is intended to initiate discussion on the scope and place of Environmental Education for the technical and vocational streams. The document from Sven Grabe is structured as follows1. Why environmental education for technical and vocational students 2. The main environmental issues 3. The needs of the various levels and sectors of T and V education 4. Integration of environment education into the curriculum 5. Likely effects of the curriculum changes on the instructor 6. Summary of the paper The above paper is very thoughtful and comprehensive. Naturally, it cannot stress or give weightage to issues relevant to a region. Yet environmental education has no meaning unless it relates to the local environment. So I have taken the liberty to add to, modify Rural Development Through Education System 146
