This study is an investigation of the congruence in methodology between out-comes based education and environmental education. EE and OBE advocate for an integration of educational approaches and methodology. The focus being the introduction of integrated cross-curricula approach to education.
Questionnaires were administered to educators in the sampled schools in order to get the understanding and perceptions of educators about the compatibilty of EE and OBE methodologies. The hypothesis: OBE in South African Education allows for the implementation of EE methodologies.
The finding is that common approaches i.e. interdisciplinary and cross-curricular approaches and similar methods are used in OBE and EE.
Several proposals were made: There should be workshops, support and mentoring approaches to EE and OBE. Resources should be available to educators and learners and there should be research on OBE and EE methodologies should be made / This study is aimed at examining the compatibility in methodology and approaches
of South African Out-comes Based Education and Environmental Education. Data
collection was based on questionnaires administered to the primary school
educators in the Rustenburg District. Extensive knowledge was gained concerning
the nature, approaches and methodologies of Environmental Education and Out
Comes Based Education. The educators' understanding of the compatibility or
degree of agreement between OBE and EE methodologies, approaches and methods
was examined. Problems related to the methodological incompatibility of EE and
OBE are identified and solutions are proposed.
The core of this study is to examine the compatibility between OBE and EE in terms
of approaches and methodologies. It is noted by this study that compatibility
between EE and OBE, is not without problems.
This study will make valuable contributions to examine the extent of OBE as a
curriculum policy for addressing methodological issues raised by EE. / Educational Studies / M.Ed.(Environmental Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/608 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Kgatitsoe, Peter Paul |
| Contributors | Borman, G.M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (149 leaves) |
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