Effective implementation of school environmental education policies in a school district in Gauteng

Abstract

The main objective of this descriptive research is to determine how effective the implementation of school environmental education policies is and how this can be improved upon. If schools do have an environmental education policy, how successful are they in implementing it. The school environmental education policies provide incentives and frameworks for the development of strategies and action plans which result in the environmental education goals being achieved effectively and efficiently. For the effective implementation of the school environmental education policies within an OBE paradigm, educators need to be knowledgeable, skilled and motivated. Overall, teacher education is probably the biggest challenge to the implementation of the school environmental education policies. This research leads to the recommendations at school level to promote the effective implementation of the school environmental education policies.