'Environment as text': Initial insights into some implications for professional development in environmental education

This paper describes part of a current international research capacity-building project in South Africa. In the project a research-based approach to professional development is adopted, one in which participants develop detailed case studies relating to their own changing practices in environmental...

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Main Authors:	Heila Lotz, Ian Robottom
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Environmental Association of Southern Africa 1998-12-01
Series:	Southern African Journal of Environmental Education
Online Access:	https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/137410

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spelling	doaj-bfe80eea1fa043dfba6cba99975c53322020-11-25T02:23:52ZengEnvironmental Association of Southern AfricaSouthern African Journal of Environmental Education2411-59592411-59591998-12-0118'Environment as text': Initial insights into some implications for professional development in environmental educationHeila LotzIan RobottomThis paper describes part of a current international research capacity-building project in South Africa. In the project a research-based approach to professional development is adopted, one in which participants develop detailed case studies relating to their own changing practices in environmental education. It is argued that such an approach is consistent with the highly contextual nature of the field of environmental education. The article describes a central three-day 'moment' in the project, drawing on this experience to consider a number of issues concerning participatory research and the role of case study in professional development.https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/137410
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series	Southern African Journal of Environmental Education
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description	This paper describes part of a current international research capacity-building project in South Africa. In the project a research-based approach to professional development is adopted, one in which participants develop detailed case studies relating to their own changing practices in environmental education. It is argued that such an approach is consistent with the highly contextual nature of the field of environmental education. The article describes a central three-day 'moment' in the project, drawing on this experience to consider a number of issues concerning participatory research and the role of case study in professional development.
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'Environment as text': Initial insights into some implications for professional development in environmental education

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