A study on textbook descriptions of environmental education of junior high school of China -comparison analysis between Japan and China-

摘要

In this study the textbook descriptions of environmental education of junior high school are compared between Japan and China, in order to seek suggestions for the improvement methods for Chinese environmental education. As result, the textbook descriptions of environmental education occupied 4.9 percent in Japan, but 1.5 percent in China. The Japanese textbooks in form, for example, include the unit of environmental education, many major headings (5.3 times of China) photographs (2.8 times of China) and figures (4.4 times of China). Japanese textbooks deal with waste treatment issues in more pages than China (74.6times of China). Global environmental problem and international cooperation about the environmental problems are written in Japan more seriously than China. A lot of materials (4.1 times of China) are provided in Japan for environmental education in teacher's guidance books as well. Based on the results, the author suggests as measurable reformations for China.