Abstract Life Orientation (LO) is judged by the Department of Basic Education to be critical for the development of social and environmental responsible behaviour among South African schoolchildren. Despite this crucial role, the research revealed that the participants in the study reported on do not succeed as expected with the fostering of competencies regarding social and environmental responsible knowledge, values and skills, as required by the South African Curriculum and Policy Assessment Statement. The research findings as obtained through structured classroom observations and semi-structured interviews and reported here, inspired the researchers to develop a generic and holistic framework which can assist LO teachers with the facilitation of social and environmental responsible knowledge, values and skills in a more positive and learner-centred way through environmental education.

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在南非语境中通过环境教育促进生活取向中的社会和环境责任的拟议框架

摘要基础教育部认为生活取向（LO）对于南非学龄儿童发展对社会和环境负责的行为至关重要。尽管发挥了至关重要的作用，但研究表明，按照《南非课程和政策评估声明》的要求，参与研究的参与者未能在培养有关社会和环境责任的知识，价值观和技能方面取得预期的成功。通过结构化课堂观察和半结构化访谈获得的研究结果在此进行了报道，这鼓舞了研究人员建立一个通用的整体框架，可以帮助LO教师促进对社会和环境负责的知识，