Shared understandings: environmental perspectives of Kenyan community members and teachers

Environmental issues are a shared human concern as communities in all nations and geographic regions are grappling with environmental degradation. Despite this concern, there are multiple different viewpoints on the current state of environmental issues and how to understand these problems. Understa...

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Published in:Environmental education research 2015-10, Vol.21 (7), p.1079-1104
Main Authors: Quigely, Cassie F., Dogbey, James, Che, S. Megan, Hallo, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community Attitudes
divergent viewpoint
Elementary School Teachers
Empowerment
Environment
Environmental Education
environmental perspective
Focus Groups
Foreign Countries
Government Role
Indigenous Knowledge
Innovation
Interviews
Investigations
Kenya
photo-methodology
Photography
Preservice Teachers
Qualitative Research
shared viewpoint
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Teacher Attitudes
Vignettes
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Summary:Environmental issues are a shared human concern as communities in all nations and geographic regions are grappling with environmental degradation. Despite this concern, there are multiple different viewpoints on the current state of environmental issues and how to understand these problems. Understanding how different communities conceive of the environment and sustainability is paramount in efforts to increase the frequency of environmentally conscious choices. If an awareness of others' perspectives of the environment is lacking, then the development of sustainable choices is placed at risk because of potentially competing views of what sustainability means in a particular context. As such, solutions to these environmental problems are frequently viewed as 'wicked problems.' This study investigates the shared and divergent environmental viewpoints of teachers and community members in Kenya. This study utilized photo-methodologies and qualitative in vivo analysis. The shared viewpoints were on positive and negative notions of environmental issues. The divergent viewpoints were on solutions that included types of innovations and amount of government involvement.
ISSN:1350-4622
1469-5871
DOI:10.1080/13504622.2014.966660