1Laboratory of Plant and Urban Environmental Sciences, School of Higher Education (Ecole Normale Supérieure), Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PB 5206, Bensouda, Fez, Morocco
American Journal of Educational Research.
2018,
Vol. 6 No. 6, 621-631
DOI: 10.12691/education-6-6-7
Copyright © 2018 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Abderrahmane RIOUCH, Saad BENAMAR. Evaluation and Proposals for Improving the Situation of Environmental Education in Morocco.
American Journal of Educational Research. 2018; 6(6):621-631. doi: 10.12691/education-6-6-7.
Correspondence to: Saad BENAMAR, Laboratory of Plant and Urban Environmental Sciences, School of Higher Education (Ecole Normale Supérieure), Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PB 5206, Bensouda, Fez, Morocco. Email:
saad.benamar@usmba.ac.maAbstract
This work aims to highlight the different foundations, actors, tools and approaches of environmental education (EE) and to evaluate the tools and approaches to EE in Morocco based on an intersectorial approach. Research data have been collected via two complementary tools: a questionnaire and face to face interviews. Fourteen questions made our questionnaire that we administered in place or through emails and social media networks. The sample of the research is composed of 720 interviewed. The results show that EE in Morocco is characterized by a diversity of tools and approaches. However, the development of environmental education is faced with several obstacles. Concrete actions in environmental education in Morocco need to be strengthened; Most of them focus on education about the environment. Improvement is needed to fill gaps and to develop EE in the various Moroccan ministerial departments in harmony with the specificities and cultural heritage of the country. To this end, we suggest some ways to improve the development of EE well adapted to the Moroccan context.
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