Energy education in Greece: Learning about renewable electrical energy perspectives

Abstract

This paper presents briefly some important aspects of energy education in link with renewable energy education in Greece and worldwide. How teaching of energy issues is carried out at different education levels and the development of educational strategies in learning arrangements for students have also been made. A brief history of Greek curricula development shows the efforts have been made for the evolvement of an effective approach for energy education. The goals of this emerging discipline are to cultivate energy literacy and particularly awareness and attitudes towards sustainability and to create formal energy education in a country which has considerable potential for renewable energy and its development should alleviate the risk from energy related environmental problems.