Research

The State of Environmental Education in New Zealand: A baseline assessment of provision in the formal sector in 2006

In 2006 WWF commissioned the University of Waikato to conduct a baseline assessment of environmental education (EE) provision in mainstream New Zealand schools. As an active EE stakeholder in New Zealand, WWF thought it was time to obtain quantitative information about EE that would indicate where strategic developments need to be encouraged. The study was conducted in a way that can be repeated in the future in order to map these developments. A number of indicators widely considered to reflect and influence EE provision were selected for investigation.

Information obtained through this investigation informed a set of recommendations for action from all sectors of the EE field, including government. The information provided in this report is a vital tool in our campaign to see all New Zealand children experience environmental education and sustainability as an integrated and integral element of their school life.


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