Learners’ Knowledge of Environmental Education in Selected Primary Schools of the Tshwane North District, Gauteng Province

Ernest Khalabai Mashaba (), Simeon Maile and Malose Jack Manaka
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Ernest Khalabai Mashaba: Department of Educational Foundation, School of Education, Soshanguve North Campus, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0183, South Africa
Simeon Maile: Department of Educational Foundation, School of Education, Soshanguve North Campus, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0183, South Africa
Malose Jack Manaka: Department of Educational Foundation, School of Education, Soshanguve North Campus, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0183, South Africa

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-10

Abstract: This study focused on determining the level of environmental education knowledge and skills among primary school learners in South Africa, under the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12. Environmental education is important in the promotion of sustainable environmental conservation and reducing negative effects, which are caused by adverse climatic conditions. We used a qualitative approach for data collection from eight primary schools located in the North Tshwane District of Gauteng province, through interviews and observations. The sample comprise teachers, learners, and non-teaching staff working at the schools. The findings from interviews suggest that the curriculum offers learners adequate environmental educational knowledge in the Social Science and Natural Science subjects. Similarly, the results from the observations show that, from visual sights of the surroundings of the schools, the school has gardens, tree nurseries, tree plantations, and a clean environment around the school. In conclusion, learners are provided with adequate environmental educational knowledge and they are able to contribute towards maintaining a clean environment and conservation in their communities.

Keywords: environmental education; knowledge; conservation; clean environment; curriculum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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