Climate change perceptions among Andean schoolchildren in Chile

Frontiers in Education, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: March 25, 2025

This study explores the social representations of climate change among schoolchildren in an Andean community northern Chile, using ethnographic approach. Through drawings and explanations, students expressed their perspectives, revealing actionable that highlight agency within natural environment. Contrary to traditional views scientific education, findings underscore importance integrating local knowledge address environmental risks. The involved 11 schoolchildren, aged 7–14, from a highly vulnerable rural school Caspana, where multi-grade education is common. Data were collected through creative activities, written group interviews, then analyzed qualitatively semantic triangulation. results demonstrate children perceive themselves as mediators between urban worlds, capable balancing cultural challenges. research emphasizes need for value knowledge, fostering sustainability preserving individuals yet environmentally significant regions.

Language: Английский

Educação básica e sustentabilidade: uma análise exploratória da formação para hábitos de transporte sustentável

Transportes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 33, P. e3058 - e3058

Published: April 4, 2025

Por meio de uma revisão literatura exploratória, este artigo discute a necessidade promover hábitos sustentáveis transporte nas escolas, dada crescente degradação ambiental e as altas emissões carbono pelo setor transportes. Embora existam várias estratégias para o sustentável, eficácia dessas intervenções depende mudanças comportamentais. As discussões são pautadas buscas realizadas, em análise bibliométrica outra narrativas. inserem no âmbito brasileiro os conceitos “educação sobre sustentável” desenvolvimento sustentável - EDS”. Com relação à temática, destaca: periódicos adequados publicação estudos futuros; caráter multidisciplinar; escassez estudos. A narrativas sugere três hipóteses futuros estudos: entre menor conscientização infantil países desenvolvidos; impacto positivo base sólida currículo escolar; insuficiência das práticas educacionais atuais escolas brasileiras. Contudo, oferece insights que promovam desde infância.

Citizen Science and Multimedia Didactic Resources: Knowledge of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in an Urban Area of Southwestern Colombia

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(11), P. 256 - 256

Published: Oct. 25, 2024

Citizen science resources have had great relevance in community educational intervention, fostering interest ecological research projects. This study investigated the influence of application multimedia didactic focused on citizen and analysis sociodemographic variables to improve levels knowledge about mosquito-borne diseases. For this, a probabilistic sample 172 participants from an urban sector southwestern Colombia was selected. A material designed for intervention evaluated by means pretest posttest. To assess whether statistically significant, data were processed with statistical inference determine various (gender, age, marital status, schooling, occupation) each person's knowledge. The findings showed significant increase participants. status variable (married cohabiting) significantly influenced These are more likely obtain high knowledge, associated prevention their family environment. demonstrated that strategies important factor take into account structuring environmental education future research, it is suggested deepen relationship between

Language: Английский