「環境教育研究の到達点を確認する」ための問題提起

抄録

  In order to “identify where environmental education research has reached, ” this project will go back to the 20th anniversary special issue of the Journal of the Japanese Society of Environmental Education 13 years ago, and the summaries of the two persons in charge of the project at that time will be regarded as one of the points of achievement. Based on the results, I would like to offer a view on what has been confirmed and what remains to be done as of 2010. This view is what is meant by the title of this paper, “raising the question, ” and the author will also explain the aims of the seven “Editorials” that follow specifically discussing the remaining issues. It is important to note that this project is not a complete effort to “ identify where environmental education research has reached,” but rather a way to propose that an open discussion be initiated after “raising the question” of this project.

  One of the issues raised by this paper is that, in order to systematize research, the original principles that form the order are necessary, but as a result of a reexamination of this 20th anniversary special issue, there is still no consensus within the academic community regarding the original ideas, and in fact, the issue is fraught with controversy. Another issue was how to link academia and the field (practice). In response to this, the author proposed to promote dialogues where various environmental education practices can mutually confirm the place where they stand, and where academic concepts with different orientations can mix with each other. This idea had already been proposed in 2010.