BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN ZAMBIAN HIGH SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED HIGH SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL PROVINCE
| dc.contributor.author | Monde, Pauline Namakau | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-09T09:04:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-11-09T09:04:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-11-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is globally known that the environment is under threat of degradation. It is even very clear in a number of places across the globe how human activities have led to the degradation of the environment. There is need to lay emphasis on local, national and international cooperation in the solution to environmental problems (UNESCO: 1979) Zambia, like many other countries, has not been spared from environmental problems. According to the Ministry of Education, Environmental Education in Zambia is a cross cutting issue that is incorporated in all the subjects taught in schools (GRZ, 2001). It is, therefore, important to incorporate Environmental Education in all forms of education be it formal, informal or non-formal. This study investigated barriers to successful implementation of Environmental Education in 6 selected Zambian High Schools in Central Province. The study sample was composed of 93 respondents of which 8 were MoE officers, 5 high school administrators, 50 teachers and 30 pupils. The aim of the study was to determine barriers to the implementation of Environmental Education in Zambian High Schools. The study further sought to find out challenges faced by Zambian High Schools in implementing Environmental Education. One of the objectives of this study was to establish the effectiveness of the current National Policy on Education „Educating our Future‟ of (1996) in helping the implementation of Environmental Education in Zambian High Schools. xv The study adopted a qualitative and quantitative research design. The research instruments that were used to collect data were questionnaires, focus group discussions and guided interview schedules. The study established that all stakeholders in the implementation of Environmental Education in high schools faced a lot of challenges. The study revealed that MoE officials had a poor mechanism of communicating with high school officials regarding the position of EE and, hence, some information known by MoE was not known by school administrators. The study further established that most teachers lacked knowledge on Environmental Education making it difficult to acknowledge it and even teach it successfully. The study recommends that there is a lot of room in improving the delivery of Environmental Education in Zambian High Schools. There is need to educate school administrators and their teachers on the existence and status of Environmental Education in school subjects. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/809 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Enviromental | en_US |
| dc.title | BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN ZAMBIAN HIGH SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED HIGH SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL PROVINCE | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |