Environmental Education Research

relating to environmental sustainability

At the Rhodes University Environmental Research Learning Centre, environmental sustainability concerns are addressed through a wide range of research projects. Environmental education may be broadly defined as a socio-ecological movement that draws on ecological knowledge and understanding, total people-environment relationships, ethics, politics, economics, culture, sociology and public participation in decision-making. There is a wide range of research interests in environmental education which may be categorised as follows:

• Workplace learning
• Educational quality and relevance 
• Community learning processes
• Situated learning, agency and change
• UN Decade of Education for Sustainability
• Environmental sector skills plans
• Learning for sustainability

Explore research opportunities: Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC)

Go to the Rhodes University ENVIRONMENT front page. Suggestions/Questions? Contact environment(at)ru.ac.za