The University of Kalmar, Sweden, in collaboration with the University of Derby, England, is to offer a module on environmental education to preservice primary school teachers for the 7-12 age group. The module will involve ten weeks of full time study.

This module is designed for students from all nationalities who are intending to become primary school teachers and will be of particular relevance for members of the European Teacher Education Network (ETEN) within the Erasmus programe.

The definition of environmental education that the module seeks to promote is that "environmental education should encourage engagement in enviromental issues. It should create learning situations, which develop the sort of attitudes which will engender concern for the preservation of the environment and welfare within the community. Environmental education should also instil in the minds and hearts of all people the understanding and the commitment necessary to achieve sustainable development in the world environment."

The aims of the module are to:

• Enhance students knowledge and awareness of the inter dependence that exists between people and their environment
• Highlight Sweden and Kalmar as models of environmental education
• Encourage students to make their own decisions about attitudes regarding sustainable development

For further information, please contact:

Gerda Stenstrom
Department of Natural Sciences
University of Kalmar
PO Box 905
391 29 Kalmar
SWEDEN