<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper presents a qualitative evaluation of seven in-service environmental education teacher training courses conducted in the Czech Republic in 2009-2011. The evaluation applied a grounded theory approach. 14 focus groups, 13 interviews and two postprogramme questionnaires were used. The evaluation describes a process of managing cognitive dissonance between the participants' concepts of effective teaching and environmental education and concepts presented by the courses. The paper discusses the strategies applied by the course managers for facilitating a conflict and defensive mechanisms used by the participants. The paper also discusses the implication of this experience for future courses</p></abstract>

This paper presents a qualitative evaluation of seven in-service environmental education teacher training courses conducted in the Czech Republic in 2009-2011. The evaluation applied a grounded theory approach. 14 focus groups, 13 interviews and two postprogramme questionnaires were used. The evaluation describes a process of managing cognitive dissonance between the participants' concepts of effective teaching and environmental education and concepts presented by the courses. The paper discusses the strategies applied by the course managers for facilitating a conflict and defensive mechanisms used by the participants. The paper also discusses the implication of this experience for future courses

Managing cognitive dissonance: experience from an environmental education teachersí training course in the Czech Republic

Technical University of Liberec, the Czech Republic

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

This paper presents a qualitative evaluation of seven in-service environmental education teacher training courses conducted in the Czech Republic in 2009-2011....

Managing cognitive dissonance: experience from an environmental education teachersí training course in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Mar 12, 2014

Page range: 42 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2013-0010

Keywords
in-service teachers' training, cognitive dissonance, environmental education, qualitative research, evaluation

This content is open access.

Managing cognitive dissonance: experience from an environmental education teachersí training course in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Mar 12, 2014

Page range: 42 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2013-0010

Keywordsin-service teachers' training, cognitive dissonance, environmental education, qualitative research, evaluation

This content is open access.

Keywords
in-service teachers' training, cognitive dissonance, environmental education, qualitative research, evaluation