Marine Environmental Education in Kenya.
Environmental education (EE) and awareness are important tools in conservation and sustainable development. EE is a process through which information, skills and experiences are shared to empower target groups with knowledge that is translated into positive attitudes and values about the environment and hence an ability to make prudent decisions with regard to the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. A teachers’ training program in EE has been established in Mombasa, starting in 2003, with assistance from ProZim, a Swiss NGO, CORDIO (Coastal Oceans Research and Development Indian Ocean) and other donors. Since 2003, 41 teachers from 28 (13 urban and 15 rural) schools have been trained. Minor differences have been observed between rural and urban school teachers while ranking importance of EE topics. For example, in 2005, methods of transferring EE received the same ranking from both rural and urban teachers; ecology topics received a higher ranking from rural teachers while environmental management topics were ranked higher by urban teachers. This report highlights similarities and differences in ranking importance of EE topics, with possible reasons as well as challenges faced by the teachers in transferring EE.
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| Format: | Book Section biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean/Sida-SAREC
2008
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| Subjects: | Environment management, Environmental education, Resource conservation, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/7778 |
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| Summary: | Environmental education (EE) and awareness are
important tools in conservation and sustainable
development. EE is a process through which
information, skills and experiences are shared to
empower target groups with knowledge that is
translated into positive attitudes and values about the
environment and hence an ability to make prudent
decisions with regard to the conservation and
sustainable use of natural resources. A teachers’
training program in EE has been established in
Mombasa, starting in 2003, with assistance from
ProZim, a Swiss NGO, CORDIO (Coastal Oceans
Research and Development Indian Ocean) and other
donors. Since 2003, 41 teachers from 28 (13 urban
and 15 rural) schools have been trained. Minor
differences have been observed between rural and
urban school teachers while ranking importance of EE
topics. For example, in 2005, methods of transferring
EE received the same ranking from both rural and
urban teachers; ecology topics received a higher
ranking from rural teachers while environmental
management topics were ranked higher by urban
teachers. This report highlights similarities and
differences in ranking importance of EE topics, with
possible reasons as well as challenges faced by the
teachers in transferring EE. |
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