Lack of Environmental Education in Teacher Training Programs
Teachers play a pivotal role in environmental education, but what are their own perceptions about the environment? The environment is not only an ecological entity, it is a construct influenced by social, cultural, and political domains. How it is perceived and defined influences how environmental education (EE) is taught and how we evaluate environmental issues. Mounting evidence indicates that lack of EE in teacher education is one of the obstacles to successful implementation of EE in schools.