Transversality: integrating environmental education as a transversal theme across existing disciplines rather than a standalone subject¶

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Description¶

The study's framework is rooted in the concept of transversality, which "according to Greenblatt (2015), referred to a description of objects intersection" and "is rooted in generic and stable Thom's Transversality Theorem (1954)". The author adapts this to education via UNESCO-UNEP (1978)'s recommendation that environmental education not become "just another discipline added to those already existing but be introduced as a transversal theme in school curricula". This infusion of EE into social studies in the basic computer-mediated classroom, using GIS as the instructional vehicle, was the study's conceptual application of the transversality theorem.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

A host discipline (social studies) into which EE concepts can be infused

Constraints¶

Environmental education does not exist as a standalone school subject in basic and middle schools in Nigeria

Target Learners¶

Junior secondary school pupils in Nigeria

Learning Goals¶

Environmental awareness, ecological knowledge, attitudes, values, commitments for actions, and ethical responsibilities

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Adeleke, A. G. (2017). Effects of Geographic Information System on the Learning of Environmental Education Concepts in Basic Computer-Mediated Classrooms in Nigeria. IAFOR Journal of Education, 5(3), 125-136. https://iafor.org/archives/2017/ijedu/volume-5-issue-3/

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`type`	`design`
`id`	`transversality-ee-integration-framework`
`title`	`Transversality: integrating environmental education as a transversal theme across existing disciplines rather than a standalone subject`
`description`	`The study's framework is rooted in the concept of transversality, which "according to Greenblatt (2015), referred to a description of objects intersection" and "is rooted in generic and stable Thom's Transversality Th...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-03`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `adeleke-2017`

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