The effectiveness of an environmental management system in selected South African primary schools

Kanyimba, Alex Tubawene; Richter, Barend Wilhelm; Raath, Schalk

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.052

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“…This is in order to make immediately clear to children (especially the youngest) what to do and where to throw the litter. The beneficial role of extracurricular activities was documented in a recent study carried out in South Africa [11]. Improvements in the SC yields are then expectable if the activities carried out in the ULG district would be exported and applied elsewhere.…”

Section: The Ecology Group Of the Primary School Of Tennomentioning

confidence: 89%

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Analysis and Measures to Improve Waste Management in Schools

Rada¹,

Bresciani²,

Girelli³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Assessing waste production in schools highlights the contribution of school children and school staff to the total amount of waste generated in a region, as well as any poor practices of recycling (the so-called separate collection of waste) in schools by the students, which could be improved through educational activities. Educating young people regarding the importance of environmental issues is essential, since instilling the right behavior in school children is also beneficial to the behavior of their families. The way waste management was carried out in different schools in Trento (northern Italy) was analyzed: a primary school, a secondary school, and three high schools were taken as cases of study. The possible influence of the age of the students and of the various activities carried out within the schools on the different behaviors in separating waste was also evaluated. The results showed that the production of waste did not only depend on the size of the institutes and on the number of occupants, but, especially, on the type of activities carried out in addition to the ordinary classes and on the habits of both pupils and staff. In the light of the results obtained, some corrective measures were proposed to schools, aimed at increasing the awareness of the importance of the right behavior in waste management by students and the application of good practices of recycling.

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Section: The Ecology Group Of the Primary School Of Tennomentioning

confidence: 89%

“…The "Sighele" secondary school is for kids (age: [11][12][13][14] mainly coming from the towns of Riva del Garda, Tenno, and their surrounding villages (Figure 1). In total, in the school year 2011/2012, 324 students were enrolled in this school and were divided into 13 classes.…”

Section: "Sighele" Secondary School In Riva Del Garda (Case B)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis and Measures to Improve Waste Management in Schools

Rada¹,

Bresciani²,

Girelli³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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“…The EAATSD scale adapted EAATE to sustainable development. EAATSD scale was used in studies related to environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) (e.g., [29][30][31][32]), teachers' conceptions of the environment [33] and other studies that apply environmental values in educational contexts. A ecocentric perspective that derives from land ethics [34] and deep ecology [35] refers to an ethical position that the integrity of an ecosystem is essential to human and environmental sustainability.…”

Section: Environmental Values In 'Sustainability'mentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Education: Reflecting on Application of Environmental Attitudes Measuring Scale in Higher Education Students

Kopnina

Cocis

2017

Education Sciences

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Abstract:The Ecocentric and Anthropocentric Attitudes toward the Sustainable Development (EAATSD) scale measures environmental concern in relation to sustainable development. This article will discuss how this scale was tested with three groups of Dutch higher education students. Findings demonstrate that anthropocentric and ecocentric values are independent of the students' chosen course of study, suggesting that students attracted by the 'sustainable development' course title do not necessarily associate 'sustainability' with ecocentric aims. This article discusses why ecocentric values are beneficial to the objective of a sustainable society and proposes ways forward in which these values can be enhanced in learners.

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“…It leads to changes in group knowledge, skills and actions. Environmental characteristics integrated into extracurricular school activities and into the strategic visions of the management of the schools showed varying levels of success [75].…”

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Sustainable Environmental Management Indicators in South African Primary Schools

2017

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This research explores sustainable environmental management indicators in South African primary schools. Of key interest is the comparison of a township, farm and urban primary school that identify indicators that promote education for sustainable development in schools that implement an environmental management system. Data are drawn from one-on-one interviews, focus group interviews, observations and document analysis from 35 participants in three schools. A comparison of the three schools was done by content and thematic analysis of a within-case analysis. Data from the township school revealed that socioeconomic factors and organisational structure promote education for sustainable development. The farm school data revealed that health promotion can be managed within an environmental management system within a hierarchical school structure. The urban school data revealed that an economic inducement brings a school to realise that it can reduce its carbon footprint, gain financially and utilize its resources with innovation. A case is made that the four pillars of sustainable development (environment, society, economy, and governance) endorse education for sustainable development. Furthermore, the objectives of environmental education ought to remain nested in an environmental management system to ensure that the global goal of quality education is achieved.

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The effectiveness of an environmental management system in selected South African primary schools

Cited by 27 publications

References 56 publications

Analysis and Measures to Improve Waste Management in Schools

Analysis and Measures to Improve Waste Management in Schools

Environmental Education: Reflecting on Application of Environmental Attitudes Measuring Scale in Higher Education Students

Sustainable Environmental Management Indicators in South African Primary Schools

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