Browsing by Subject "ympäristövastaava opettaja"

: The study examines how environmental teachers in Hyvinkää perceive the implementation of environmental and sustainability education in primary schools and which factors promote or hinder the implementation of environmental and sustainability education. In addition, the thesis examines the possible development needs for environmental and sustainability education in primary schools. The research is timely, as education and training play an important role in buil-ding a sustainable future. The thesis uses qualitative research methods. The research material consists of semi-structured thematic interviews with four teachers of environmental management in Hyvinkää, which were analysed qualitatively by means of content analysis. The thesis presents the views of teachers who are responsible for the environment, which open up the current state and development needs of environmental and sustainability education in primary schools in Hyvinkää. All interviewees perceived environmental and sustainability educa-tion as important and effective, but at the same time they identified challenges and develop-mental issues in the school environment that affect the implementation of environmental and sustainability education. One of the challenges identified by the teachers was the limited time available, which they perceived as a barrier to planning and implementing environmental and sustainability education. Teachers identified experiential and participatory approaches to envi-ronmental and sustainability education as the best teaching method. The research will provide information on the state of environmental and sustainability education and educational thinking. Schools need lifelong learning and a positive upward learning path-way. In addition, the results encourage the development of more sustainable teaching and school culture, which in turn requires training of school staff in environmental and sustainability education.