| Summary: | The Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002
reaffirmed the school as the centre of change and as critical for promoting
sustainable education. The purpose of this research was to assess, firstly, how
the Eco-Schools Programme can achieve whole school development by
implementing sustainability education, and secondly, the feasibility of its
incorporation into the formal school system. It examined what impact the South
African Eco-Schools Programme, since 2003, has had on the implementation of
sustainable education through whole school development. The qualitative
evaluation research design was used and data was collected through interviews,
questionnaires and narratives that included all role players. It noted the strengths
of the programmes already in place and identified the challenges that still need to
be addressed. The outcome of the study proves that the Eco-Schools
Programme does achieve whole school development by implementing
sustainability education and should be incorporated into the formal education
system. === Further Teacher Education === M.A. (Education)
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