Résumés
Abstract
This article utilizes critical discourse analysis to investigate the environmental education (EE) policy in Vietnam by analyzing seven policy documents. It examines the language used in the policy papers and underlying factors that shape the policy, including power relations, ideologies, and sociopolitical influences. The findings reveal a lack of shared understanding of EE and the neglect of its social aspect, leading to limited integration of EE content in national curricula and the prevalence of performative language within the policy. This undervaluation of EE can be attributed to the influence of Confucianism and the traditional education model inherited from the former Soviet Union. It also suggests that the present policy predominantly reflects the ideologies and priorities of the ruling class, who prioritizes economic growth over sustainability. This study underscores the need for a nuanced approach in policymaking that integrates sociocultural dimensions and addresses the performative gap in environmental education, paving the way for more effective and context-sensitive strategies in Vietnam’s response to educational challenges posed by climate change.
Keywords:
- critical discourse analysis,
- environmental education,
- policy-implementation gap,
- policymaking,
- sociopolitical influences,
- Vietnam
Résumé
Cet article utilise l’analyse critique du discours pour examiner la politique d’Éducation environnementale (EE) au Viêtnam en analysant sept documents de politiques. Il examine le langage utilisé dans les documents de politique et les facteurs sous-jacents qui la façonnent, y compris les relations de pouvoir, les idéologies et les influences sociopolitiques. Les résultats révèlent un manque de compréhension commune de l’EE et la négligence de son aspect social, ce qui conduit à une intégration limitée du contenu de l’EE dans les programmes scolaires nationaux et à la prédominance d’un langage performatif dans la politique. Cette sous-évaluation de l’éducation environnementale peut être attribuée à l’influence du confucianisme et du modèle éducatif traditionnel hérité de l’ex-Union soviétique. Elle suggère également que la politique actuelle reflète principalement les idéologies et les priorités de la classe dirigeante qui privilégie la croissance économique au détriment de la durabilité. Cette étude souligne la nécessité d’une approche nuancée dans l’élaboration de politiques qui intègre les dimensions socioculturelles et traite l’écart performatif dans l’EE, ouvrant ainsi la voie à des stratégies plus efficaces et plus sensibles au contexte dans la réponse du Viêtnam aux défis éducatifs posés par le changement climatique
Mots-clés :
- analyse critique du discours,
- éducation environnementale,
- écart entre les politiques et leur mise en oeuvre,
- élaboration de politiques,
- influences sociopolitiques,
- Viêtnam
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