Environmental Education: Guidelines and principles for teachers

Product Details:
Author(s):
Reddy, C
Year Published:
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
There is a strong commitment to environmental content and issues of sustainability in a number of subjects in the new Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). Analysis of the CAPS shows that up to 50% of content in CAPS is about the environment or related to sustainability, and that environment and sustainability permeate a wide range of subjects. The newly approved HEQT for Teacher Education requires teacher education institutions and programmes to foreground environmental knowledge in their accredited programmes.
However, teaching about the environment can be challenging as the issues are complex and much environmental information is new to teachers. Teachers therefore need to be introduced to relevant knowledge, teaching methods and assessment practices that will enable them to teach the existing environmental content in the CAPS more confidently and successfully. Environmental Education: Guidelines and principles for teachers will assist in this regard.
Content
Chapter 1: Biodiversity, ecosystems and life on earth
Chapter 2: Emerging environmental issues 
Chapter 3: Environmental education: a response 
Chapter 4: Environmental learning in the South African curriculum
Chapter 5: Subject matter and frameworks for mediation
Chapter 6: Towards meaningful environmental learning beyond the classroom
Chapter 7: A whole-school approach to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Chapter 8: Conclusion and ideas for further discussion
Interest / Benefit to
Pre-service and in-service teachers; students completing their BEd or PGCE degree.