An assessment of the environmental education in Greece

Abstract

This study briefly reviews the Environmental Education (EE) in Greece, examines the teachers' training and participation in E.E. programs as well as the realization and allocation of these programs in secondary education. It also analyzes facilities availability in schools and the factors, which encourage or discourage teachers to work out E.E. programs and their proposals for E.E. promotion The sample secondary schools was selected representatively out of the thirteen educational regions. The tool of our research was a questionnaire, which was addressed to 911 schools of which 815 responded. The results of this study lead to the production of new teaching material in order to upgrade educational programs and enhance the involvement of both teachers in training courses and the participation of students in relevant activities.

Keywords: environmental education, in-service teacher training, realization of E.E programs, secondary schools

Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol. 12(2) 2006: 263-267