The effectiveness of environmental education workshops for teachers, learners and schools in Malaysia

In Malaysia, various efforts have been introduced to increase the knowledge, skills and awareness of citizens to the benefit of the environment by means of a variety of programmes. However, uncertainty about the effectiveness of environmental education programmes and the way they contribute to susta...

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Published in:Environment, development and sustainability Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 1163 - 1176
Main Authors: Loubser, Callie, Noor Azlin, Yahya, Dreyer, Johann, Nik Azyyati, Abdul Kadir
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2014
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Citizens
Clubs
Consciousness
Core curriculum
Curricula
Curriculum
Curriculum development
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic Geology
Economic Growth
Education
education programs
Educational programs
Effectiveness
Environment
Environment and sustainable development
Environmental Economics
Environmental education
Environmental impact studies
Environmental Management
Evaluation
Forestry
Forestry research
Forests
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects. Techniques
Government agencies
Head teachers
Learning
Logic
Malaysia
Methods and techniques (sampling, tagging, trapping, modelling...)
National parks
Nature
Principals
Questionnaires
Research centers
Schools
Students
Studies
Surveys
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Teachers
Uncertainty
Wildlife conservation
working conditions
Workplaces
Workshops
Asia
South east Asia
Malaysia
Evaluation
Kellogg Logic Model
Integration
Nature clubs
Environmental education
Curriculum
Workshops
Tropical zone
Environment
Models
Sustainable development
Modeling
ISSN:1387-585X, 1573-2975
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Summary:In Malaysia, various efforts have been introduced to increase the knowledge, skills and awareness of citizens to the benefit of the environment by means of a variety of programmes. However, uncertainty about the effectiveness of environmental education programmes and the way they contribute to sustainability still exists. This paper reports on an evaluation of the Kelab Pencinta Alam (KPA) (School Nature Clubs) programme organised by the Malaysia Nature Society and the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. The Kellogg Logic Model was used as an evaluative instrument as the impact of the programme had to be determined. This was done through questionnaires to teachers and principals in KPA schools. School visits were also undertaken to evaluate workplace success and to validate the findings from the questionnaires. Overall, the evaluation showed a high level of success for the programme.
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ISSN:1387-585X
1573-2975
DOI:10.1007/s10668-014-9518-9