Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10321/4495
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Ruthanam, Melishnee | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Reddy, Poovendhree | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Pillay, Daisy | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-07T07:09:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-07T07:09:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Ruthanam, M., Reddy, P. and Pillay, D. 2021. Teachers’ choices of teaching methods for environmental education: a case study of life skills teachers at a primary school in South Africa. Southern African Journal of Environmental Education. 37(1):124-142. doi:10.4314/sajee.v37i1.9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1810-0333 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2411-5959 (Online) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10321/4495 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The success of environmental education has been attributed to several factors including teachers’ competencies and attitudes, teaching methodologies, availability of resources, and curriculum design. Many researchers in environmental education suggest that innovative and resourceful teaching approaches may translate into meaningful environmental education. This study provides an insight into the influence of this on environmental education in a South African classroom through a qualitative approach. Interviews were conducted to understand the teaching approaches used in the subject of Life Skills. The findings of the study suggest that the pedagogical content knowledge and identity of the teacher are determining factors for teachers’ pedagogical choices. This paper suggests that it is not the resources that are crucial to learning, rather the presence of a resourceful teacher. A resourceful teacher is able to introduce innovation regardless of the availability of teaching resources. This information could inform pre-service teacher training programmesin focusing on the development of a resourceful environmental education teacher. Keywords: environmental education, Life Skills, teaching approaches, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), educational resources</jats:p> | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 19 p | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | African Journals Online (AJOL) | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Southern African Journal of Environmental Education; Vol. 37 | en_US |
dc.subject | 0502 Environmental Science and Management | en_US |
dc.subject | 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy | en_US |
dc.subject | 1303 Specialist Studies in Education | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental education | en_US |
dc.subject | Life Skills | en_US |
dc.subject | Teaching approaches | en_US |
dc.subject | Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) | en_US |
dc.subject | Educational resources | en_US |
dc.title | Teachers’ choices of teaching methods for environmental education : a case study of life skills teachers at a primary school in South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2022-10-24T07:16:53Z | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4314/sajee.v37i1.9 | - |
local.sdg | SDG04 | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | en | - |
item.openairetype | Article | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.grantfulltext | open | - |
Appears in Collections: | Research Publications (Health Sciences) |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SAJEE Copyright Clearance.docx | Copyright clearance | 207.35 kB | Microsoft Word XML | View/Open |
RuthanamReddyPillay_2021.pdf | Article | 537.99 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Page view(s)
259
checked on Dec 22, 2024
Download(s)
272
checked on Dec 22, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Altmetric
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.