标题：Translating Environmental Science Policy into Practice: A Case Study of the Environmental Science Curriculum Implementation in Masvingo District of Zimbabwe
期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2010
卷号：12
期号：8
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：The aim in carrying out this study was to investigate whether teachers are translating the Environmental Science (ES) policy
of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through ES teaching. The design adopted was a descriptive survey. A
purposive sample of 50 teachers and 20 Grade six pupils was used from ten sampled schools in the Masvingo District,
Zimbabwe. Data was collected through questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. The study established that teachers,
indeed, used the local environment in the teaching of ES, which makes it possible for pupils to understand the ecosystems.
The study also found out that some teachers were not able to recognize that environmental science carries a lot of Education
for Sustainable Development in its aims, objectives, and content. The BEST approach used by the Curriculum Development
Unit on the most effective methods of teaching ES did not reach all teachers in the district. It is recommended that the
academic study and ES courses at teachers’ colleges and universities that offer diplomas and degrees in primary education
should put great emphasis on merging ES and ESD, as this will largely lead to the development of pro-environmental
attitudes in the pupils. Schools can be made to establish environmental care centers, which act as a microcosm of the natural
environment. The school heads can also promote and support ESD through ES, realizing that the environment is our common
heritage for present and future generations. The Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts, and Culture should continue to conduct
workshops on the relationship between ES and ESD.
