Environmentalism and Citizenship in Schools Participating in the Eco-Schools Program: Primary School Students' Conceptions about Social and Environmental Issues

This work focuses on the ideas of third cycle elementary school students on the world’s social and environmental problems. This research aims at testing whether the Eco-School educational program offers a local-global perspective on these issues. The research took a qualitative approach; questionnai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Moreno Fernández, Olga
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/172941
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/172941
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v19i2.1871
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Eco-School
Elementary education
Environmental education
Global citizenship
Students’ ideas
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Sumario:This work focuses on the ideas of third cycle elementary school students on the world’s social and environmental problems. This research aims at testing whether the Eco-School educational program offers a local-global perspective on these issues. The research took a qualitative approach; questionnaires including open-ended questions were administered and interviews and focus groups were conducted in selected centres. The analysis of the results revealed some significant aspects that could be useful for the improvement of this type of educational experience. It highlights the need to work on and understand the environmental realities from the ‘glocal’ perspective