South Africa's Implementation of Ecocentric Educational and Policy Goals in Relation to the Environment and Natural Resources

Stanley Wentzel () and Zandile N Zwane ()

Journal of Environmental and Geographical Studies, 2022, vol. 1, issue 1, 1- 15

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the ecocentric goal of education and policies on sustainable environmental protection in South Africa. Methodology: The study design was a mixture of descriptive and philosophical approaches. Purposive sampling was used to select the documents analyzed and officials interviewed, while the citizens were snowballed. Findings: The study found out that the implementation of the ecocentric goal of education and policies has been ineffective. Conclusion: The study concluded that awareness, values, attitudes, skills, on sustainable environmental protection should be supported by prior knowledge. Recommendation: The study recommend application of alternative strategies to supplement the ecocentric goal of education and policies towards sustainable environmental protection in light of environmental citizenship.

Keywords: Environmental performance; ecocentric goals; policy goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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