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Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education
This research reports on an evaluation of conceptions of the environment held by a group of students at the University of Cape Town. This group of students were all registered for the degree of Bachelor of Education, and included in their curricula the elective in Environmental Education. The resear...
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| author | Reddy, Shaada |
| author2 | Morphet, Tony |
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| description | This research reports on an evaluation of conceptions of the environment held by a group of students at the University of Cape Town. This group of students were all registered for the degree of Bachelor of Education, and included in their curricula the elective in Environmental Education. The research attempts to describe the constructivist approach as implemented in the course in Environmental Education over a prescribed period, and to explore the impact of such an approach on student conceptions. The research was conducted primarily through the use of two questionnaires together with unstructured interviews. The results of the questionnaires and interviews were used to assess both qualitatively and quantitatively the development of student conceptions of the environment. The first questionnaire was administered early on in the course, while the second was administered towards the end of the course. In this way it was possible to make a comparative study of the responses. The results indicate that the course contributed to some shift in student conceptions of the environment, and that it contributed also towards the development of environmental attitudes, values and behaviour. The work concludes with suggestions for developing aspects of the course design, in the light of insights gained by this research. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/18323 Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education Reddy, Shaada Morphet, Tony Winter, Kevin Adult Education Environmental Education This research reports on an evaluation of conceptions of the environment held by a group of students at the University of Cape Town. This group of students were all registered for the degree of Bachelor of Education, and included in their curricula the elective in Environmental Education. The research attempts to describe the constructivist approach as implemented in the course in Environmental Education over a prescribed period, and to explore the impact of such an approach on student conceptions. The research was conducted primarily through the use of two questionnaires together with unstructured interviews. The results of the questionnaires and interviews were used to assess both qualitatively and quantitatively the development of student conceptions of the environment. The first questionnaire was administered early on in the course, while the second was administered towards the end of the course. In this way it was possible to make a comparative study of the responses. The results indicate that the course contributed to some shift in student conceptions of the environment, and that it contributed also towards the development of environmental attitudes, values and behaviour. The work concludes with suggestions for developing aspects of the course design, in the light of insights gained by this research. 2016-03-28T14:42:27Z 2016-03-28T14:42:27Z 1996 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18323 eng application/pdf School of Education Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Adult Education Environmental Education Reddy, Shaada Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education |
| title_full | Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education |
| title_fullStr | Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education |
| title_short | Adult conceptions of the environment: an analysis of a formal curriculum in Environmental Education |
| title_sort | adult conceptions of the environment an analysis of a formal curriculum in environmental education |
| topic | Adult Education Environmental Education |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18323 |
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