Assessment on the Implementation of Environmental Education in Secondary Schools in Arusha City

Onesmo B. Minja
University of Arusha
Email: minjaone3@gmail.com

Abstract: This study investigated the assessment and implementation of Environmental Education in secondary schools in Arusha City. The study examined how environmental education is taught in secondary schools, activities regarding
environmental education in school and challenges facing the implementation of Environmental Education in Arusha secondary Schools. The study used 110 respondents from five secondary schools in Arusha municipality where they were selected using non probability sampling. Several ways were used in collecting data, which were interview, questionnaires, and focus group discussion. Data was analysed using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study revealed that environmental education is taught as a topic or component within other subjects like geography, biology, agriculture, and physics. It also reveals that there are environmental activities and programmes in secondary schools like projects, environmental games, environmental clubs, campaigns on environmental concepts and collection of the solid waste that have the negative impacts to the environment. The following challenges were identified as facing school community: Financial, lack of support from the school administration, limited time for environmental education activities, lack of enough materials for teaching and learning of environmental education, Lack of cooperation among students, teachers, and between teachers and students, Unwillingness of some students and teachers. The study recommends that everyone is responsible in preparing students for the protection of the present and future environment.