NATIONAL CAPACITY NEEDS SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN ARMENIA > SUMMARY
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Government
Building #3,
Republic Square,
Yerevan, Armenia
Tel:
(3741) 583 920
Fax: (3741) 583 932
ncsa@nature.am
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representatives from the Ministry of Nature Protection, Ministry of Education
and Science, National Assembly, all educational levels, NGOs and International
organizations attended the round table.
Recommendations
were made and submitted to the Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry
of Nature Protection, Educational Reforms Centre and UNDP office.
The
covered topics during the discussions included: environmental education
in the system of education and constraints for convention issues integration.
Also
the following issues were revealed:
1.
Ensuring continuous environmental education;
2. Lack of environmental education and awareness in the general system
of education;
3. Compliance of teacher’s
qualification level to necessary requirements;
4. Necessary amount
of lectures/courses;
5. Application
of indicators (signified by MNP);
6. Coordination mechanisms strengthening;
7. Manuals and textbooks
should be more substantive;
8. Cooperation with
NGOs should be signified;
9. Scientific
capacity should be used.
The
round table had good media coverage by press and 7 TV representatives.
In
the end the round table attendees were distributed CDs by UNDP/GEF NCSA
Project containing education issues related different materials.