What you’ll learn10 learning objectivesChoose one objective for a focused lesson, or study the complete topic.1.1.1Perspectives and personal values• A perspective is how a situation is viewed and understood by an individual• Based on mix of personal and collective assumptions, values and beliefs• Personal perspectives influence choices and actions on environmental/social issuesSyllabus objective1.1.2Factors informing perspectives• Informed by sociocultural norms, scientific understandings, laws, religion• Informed by economic conditions, local/global events, lived experience• Perspective ≠ argument (arguments support or counter perspectives)Syllabus objective1.1.3Values definition• Qualities or principles with worth and importance in life• Affect priorities, judgements, perspectives and choices• Individual but shared/shaped by communitySyllabus objective1.1.4Values visibility• Seen through communication and actions• Organizations show values through advertisements, media, policies, actions• Different values → tensions between individuals and organizationsSyllabus objective1.1.5Values surveys• Investigate social group perspectives towards environmental issues• Effective design accommodates various perspectivesSyllabus objective1.1.6Worldviews• Lenses shared by groups to perceive and act within environment• Shape values/perspectives through culture, philosophy, ideology, religion, politics• Internet/social media expand influence beyond local community• Models to classify perspectives are useful but imperfectSyllabus objective1.1.7Environmental value systems• Model showing inputs affecting perspectives and resulting outputs• Inputs: media, education, worldviews• Outputs: judgements, positions, choices, actionsSyllabus objective1.1.8Environmental perspectives classification• Technocentric: technology can resolve all environmental issues• Anthropocentric: humans as central/most important element• Ecocentric: natural world has pre-eminent importance and intrinsic value• Categories not exclusive, individuals have complex mixSyllabus objective1.1.9Changing perspectives• Perspectives and beliefs change over time in all societies• Influenced by government/NGO campaigns, social/demographic changeSyllabus objective1.1.10Environmental movement influences• Influenced by individuals, literature, media• Major disasters (e.g., Chernobyl, Fukushima)• International agreements (e.g., Rio Earth Summit, COP conferences)• Technological developments (e.g., Green Revolution)• Scientific discoveries (e.g., pesticide toxicity, habitat degradation)Syllabus objective
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