Barriers to Environmental Education: How Do Teachers' Perceptions in Rural Ecuador Fit into a Global Analysis?

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Chloe; Jacobson, Susan
Titel	Barriers to Environmental Education: How Do Teachers' Perceptions in Rural Ecuador Fit into a Global Analysis?
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 24 (2018) 12, S.1684-1696 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Anderson, Chloe) ORCID (Jacobson, Susan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2018.1477120
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Environmental Education; Teacher Attitudes; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Ecuador + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Lehrerverhalten; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland
Abstract	We identified 48 barriers to teaching environmental education reported by teachers in global literature and compared frequency to empirical data we collected from rural Ecuador, part of an understudied region and continent. We utilized Q methodology and interviews with 25 (78%) teachers at 6 schools to identify and categorize barriers. Perceptions of barriers ranked by Ecuadorian teachers were statistically classified into three factors: logistical (associated with fieldtrips, time, and money); training and lack of government support; and attitudinal (associated with student disinterest). In contrast, barriers related to student testing and controversial topics were only reported in more developed countries. Results enable region-specific recommendations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01