Environmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environment

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dc.contributor.advisorFuggle, Richard Francisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChristian, Colin Ren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-25T16:59:39Z
dc.date.available2015-10-25T16:59:39Z
dc.date.issued1988en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 168-177.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study is placed in the context of the development of Environmental Education and the integral role of fieldwork in fulfilling its objectives. The requirements of teachers regarding the use of natural areas for environmental/ecological fieldwork were investigated by means of two surveys which used open-ended questions and numerical rating scales. An exploratory postal survey of school principals was used to investigate the current use of natural areas by schools and the relative importance of constraints upon fieldwork. It was found that, while most White schools made some formal use of natural areas, fewer Asian and Coloured schools did so, and fieldwork amongst Black schools was almost non-existent. Extra curricular fieldwork was primarily a phenomenon in White schools. Constraints varied in importance between schools in different education departments but overall a lack of teacher training in fieldwork was the major constraint. Interviews with a sample of teachers who had used natural areas provided detailed information on their environmental/ecological fieldwork requirements. Three hypotheses relating to factors influencing teacher choice of fieldwork sites were tested. In this regard it was found that certain intrinsic characteristics of natural areas, and the availability of teaching resources (including site-specific training and educational field officers) were important influences. Increasing transport costs, while often a secondary consideration, may increase the future demand for local fieldwork sites. The specific characteristics and facilities required of natural areas were investigated in detail. The study concluded that the Durban Metropolitan Open Space System has considerable potential to meet the environmental fieldwork requirements of schools. Towards this end a set of criteria for selecting appropriate natural areas, and a list of priorities for developing them, were established.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationChristian, C. R. (1988). <i>Environmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environment</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14291en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChristian, Colin R. <i>"Environmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environment."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14291en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChristian, C. 1988. Environmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environment. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Christian, Colin R AB - The study is placed in the context of the development of Environmental Education and the integral role of fieldwork in fulfilling its objectives. The requirements of teachers regarding the use of natural areas for environmental/ecological fieldwork were investigated by means of two surveys which used open-ended questions and numerical rating scales. An exploratory postal survey of school principals was used to investigate the current use of natural areas by schools and the relative importance of constraints upon fieldwork. It was found that, while most White schools made some formal use of natural areas, fewer Asian and Coloured schools did so, and fieldwork amongst Black schools was almost non-existent. Extra curricular fieldwork was primarily a phenomenon in White schools. Constraints varied in importance between schools in different education departments but overall a lack of teacher training in fieldwork was the major constraint. Interviews with a sample of teachers who had used natural areas provided detailed information on their environmental/ecological fieldwork requirements. Three hypotheses relating to factors influencing teacher choice of fieldwork sites were tested. In this regard it was found that certain intrinsic characteristics of natural areas, and the availability of teaching resources (including site-specific training and educational field officers) were important influences. Increasing transport costs, while often a secondary consideration, may increase the future demand for local fieldwork sites. The specific characteristics and facilities required of natural areas were investigated in detail. The study concluded that the Durban Metropolitan Open Space System has considerable potential to meet the environmental fieldwork requirements of schools. Towards this end a set of criteria for selecting appropriate natural areas, and a list of priorities for developing them, were established. DA - 1988 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1988 T1 - Environmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environment TI - Environmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14291 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14291
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChristian CR. Environmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environment. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14291en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental education - South Africa - Durbanen_ZA
dc.titleEnvironmental education in secondary schools in metropolitan Durban : opportunities and constraints in the use of the natural environmenten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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