AN INTERPRETATIVE STUDY OF TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THEIR ROLE IN ATTAINING A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Abstract

Environmental sustainability has become a key consideration in today’s era and needs sincere actions towards its attainment. This study is conducted to apprehend this concern and addresses the necessity of adopting respective strategies to mitigate vastly deteriorating environment. Having considered this, it elucidates that inducting Environmental Education in the educational system is the chief element for this purpose. Therefore, through teachers’ perceptions, the study stresses upon the crucial roles of educators because they deliver appropriate knowledge precisely. It also accentuates the prosperity and advancements a protected environment provides to every milieu of the environment. Therefore, there is a dire need of introducing environmental education in Pakistan as there is a gap of knowledge regarding this in Pakistan’s secondary level educational system. For research conduction, a cross-sectional, qualitative approach is followed. The research sample is 150 teachers of secondary level (6 – 10) schools of North Karachi, selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured, 4 interview questions are designed as research tool and the data is interpreted through Thematic Analysis. The analyzed data showed positive responses of respondents for the essentiality of educators’ role and they expressed willingness to induct environmental education as an entirely separate course for the optimal providence of awareness.