Earthkeepers in the Czech Republic: Experience from the implementation process of an earth education programme

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Authors	ČINČERA Jan JOHNSON Bruce
Year of publication	2013
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Envigogika
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
Web	http://www.envigogika.cuni.cz/index.php/Envigogika/article/view/397
Field	Pedagogy and education
Keywords	Earth education; evaluation; attitude; ecological knowledge
Description	The article presents experience with implementation of the international Earthkeepers earth education programme in the Czech Republic. The paper begins with an evaluation of the implementation process from the point of view of the staff of the Bohemian Paradise Ecological Education Centre (Středisko ekologické výchovy Český ráj) that prepared and conducted the Czech version of the programme. According to their assessment, the process was challenging, demanding, and rewarding. In the second part, the article analyzes pupils’ (age 10-12) and teachers’ satisfaction with the programme. The respondents expressed a high level of satisfaction, with the programme having a lingering effect on following school lessons. The last part presents the effects of the piloted programme on pupils’ ecological knowledge and attitudes. The results proved to have a positive impact of the programme on both variables. Implications for further dissemination of the programme in the Czech Republic are discussed.