[[alternative]]Exploring the rationale, contents and models of Environmental Education projects sponsored by MOE in 2002 and 2003

[[abstract]]The environmental education projects sponsored by Ministry of Education (MOE) were the subject of content analysis in this study. The concepts used for analyzing the contents of the EE projects were EE rationale (environmental conservation, safe and healthy community, social justice and intergenerational justice, and environmental ethics), EE principles (totality, lifelong learning, interdisciplinary, participating, issue oriented, holistic, and partnership), EE goals (awareness, knowledge, attitude, skills, and action), and EE activities. The purpose of this study was to explore the rationale, contents and models of EE projects sponsored by MOE. The result found that the contents and target audiences of the EE projects sponsored by MOE were more diversified. The participants of the 83 projects were from primary school students to general public, and the subjects of the EE projects included eco-tourism, bio-diversity, environmental conservation, extinction, environmental interpretation, green building, Agenda 21, sustainable development, green life, green spirit, ocean conservation, wet land, and aboriginal culture. In addition, the strategies of these projects to implement the EE projects could be classified as following: symposium, teacher training workshop, propaganda, ecological experiencing activities, green life activities, and mass media.