Developing an ecological time loss indicator and its use in education for sustainable development (ESD)

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24710043
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Fukushima University
• Principal Investigator: Goto Shinobu 福島大学, 共生システム理工学類, 准教授 (70334000)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 原子力教育 / 放射線教育 / ESD / 批判的思考力 / 公平性 / 環境指標 / 物質フロー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to evaluate effects from the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in March 2011 using environmental indicators and to make educational materials on nuclear power and radiation which are useful in the context of education for sustainable development (ESD).
By the estimation of material flow in Fukushima prefecture, radioactive wastes generated from the accident were about 31.7 million ton, exceeding a total material input. For the educational materials, a content analysis of the Japanese government’s supplementary readers on nuclear power and radiation before and after the accident gave evidence of bias towards the promotion of nuclear power. Based on the lessons learned, the author issued an original, alternative supplementary reader on radiation for developing critical thinking ability, a very important competency in ESD.

Free Research Field

環境教育