scholarly journals Educación ambiental en el contexto universitario: una necesidad para la formación integral de los alumnos

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Raúl Vinces Centeno ◽  
Jimmy Manuel Zambrano Acosta ◽  
María Rosa Milán Licea
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Recursos Humanos ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
Teaching Programs ◽  
The University

La educación ambiental es un proceso que proporciona a los individuos   investigar las cuestiones ambientales, permite participar en la solución de problemas y tomar medidas para mejorar los espacios donde se desarrollan las personas. Este trabajo que tuvo como campo investigativo a la “Universidad Técnica de Manabí” Ecuador, está encaminado a resolver el problema del bajo nivel educativo   que se posee actualmente sobre el medio ambiente, su  importancia e impacto  en la sociedad. Se proyectó como objetivo realizar un análisis del nivel de los estudiantes sobre educación hacia el medio ambiente, para la proyección de una estrategia,   mediante   la cual se incorpore   la dimensión ambiental en los programas docentes de las carreras de   dicha universidad. Se utilizaron diferentes instrumentos como la observación de clases, encuestas y entrevistas a estudiantes,  trabajadores y  directivos de la institución. Se concluyó que existe un bajo dominio sobre el medio ambiente por parte de los estudiantes y la necesidad de trabajar en un  marco en que debe operar  a través de una estrategia educativa de esta dimensión; ya que es de gran importancia la inclusión de   los aspectos concernientes a esta temática en los programas académicos para la formación   integral de los estudiantes. Palabras claves: Medio ambiente, programas académicos, estudiantes, impacto social, recursos humanos   Environmental education in the university context: a need for the integral formation   of students Abstract: The environmental education is a process that provides individuals to investigate environmental issues, it also permits to participate in solving problems and to take part in improving the places where people develop. This work that took as the researching field the “Universidad Técnica de Manabí”, Ecuador is aimed at solving the problem of the low educational level that the students have on environment as well as its importance and impact on society. To objective was to make an analysis of the level of education of students about the environment for the projection of a strategy for incorporating the environmental dimension into the teaching programs of the university careers. Various instruments such as classroom observation, surveys and interviews with students, workers and directors of the institution were used. It was concluded that there is a low level of Knowledge on the environment by students and the need to work within a framework in which to operate through an educational dimension of this strategy; because it is very important to include the aspects concerning this subject in the academic programs for the integral formation of students.  Keywords: Environment, academic programs, students, social impact, human resources  

scholarly journals Una aproximación al saber de estudiantes universitarios sobre ambiente y conductas proambientales. Un estudio realizado con ingresantes a la carrera Ingeniería Agronómica en la UNLu

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-19
Author(s):  
Patricia Abasto ◽  
Matilde Galván ◽  
César Di Ciocco
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Engineering Career ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

El presente trabajo se realizó con el objetivo de indagar acerca de los conocimientos sobre temas ambientales generales, los hábitos cotidianos, la predisposición hacia el cuidado del ambiente y el índice de cultura ambiental de un grupo de estudiantes ingresantes a la carrera ingeniería agronómica de la Universidad Nacional de Luján (UNLu) y consistió en una encuesta escrita, individual y anónima realizada a 81 alumnos. Los resultados obtenidos permiten afirmar que resulta necesario promover no solo la difusión de conocimientos vinculados al impacto de las actividades de producción agropecuaria sobre el ambiente natural, sino también la separación de residuos, la reutilización de materiales tales como papel, vidrios o metales, la compra de productos que sean amigables con el ambiente, la disminución del consumo de productos innecesarios, la utilización de bolsas reutilizables al hacer las compras y los desplazamientos a pie o en bicicleta y con el fin de lograr que estos hábitos puedan extenderse a un mayor número de personas. Estos resultados, sumados al interés expresado por los encuestados en participar en diferentes acciones vinculadas al cuidado del ambiente natural, invitan a pensar en la importancia de desarrollar acciones de educación ambiental desde las distintas instituciones educativas, incluida la universidad. Abstract The present work was carried out with the aim of inquiring about knowledge on general environmental issues, daily habits, predisposition towards caring for the environment and the index of environmental culture of a group of students entering the agronomic engineering career at the National University of Luján (UNLu) and consisted a written, individual and anonymous survey of 81 students. The results obtained confirm that it is necessary to promote not only the dissemination of knowledge related to the impact of agricultural production activities on the natural environment, but also the separation of waste, the reuse of materials such as paper, glass or metals, the purchase of products that are friendly to the environment, the decrease in the consumption of unnecessary products, the use of reusable bags when shopping and traveling on foot or by bicycle and in order to ensure that these habits can be extended to a greater number of people. These results, added to the interest expressed by the respondents in participating in different actions related to the care of the natural environment, invite us to think about the importance of developing environmental education actions from the different educational institutions, including the university.

Recollection as Tool for Environmental Education and Strategy for Raising Awareness and Sensitivity Among Selected Youths

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo C. Lunar ◽  
Merlita C. Medallon
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
Resource Preservation ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Strongly Agree

The Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) is an organization that responds to environmental awareness and education through an environmental recollection. Environmental recollection was conducted among twenty student respondents who are scholars of CFCA. Using a researcher-developed questionnaire, data on the level of knowledge on four environmental issues: global warming, climate change, waste management and resource preservation and the action plans were gathered. Results show that the student respondents are well informed of the environmental issues prior to the environmental recollection but a significant increase in the level of knowledge was found after the environmental recollection. The students strongly agree on the plan to preserve the resources and the proper waste management procedures. All the students get information on environmental issues from their teachers, while majority also obtain them from media and seminars. Other information was obtained from home through their parents, classmates, and pamphlets. There is significant association between prior level of knowledge in waste management, prior level of knowledge in resource preservation and the post level of knowledge in all environmental issues and number of sources from which they get the information. Environmental recollection is a good tool in awakening the students in the current environmental situation.   Keywords - environmental recollection, environmental education, environmental sensitivity, environmental awareness, responsible behaviour, preservation

scholarly journals University as Change Manager of Attitudes towards Environment (The Importance of Environmental Education)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Macarena Esteban Ibáñez ◽  
Daniel Musitu Ferrer ◽  
Luis Vicente Amador Muñoz ◽  
Francisco Mateos Claros ◽  
Francisco Javier Olmedo Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
The University

The university is an essential participant in education, a key place where societal change processes are developed. So, it must be a place to bring up current challenges and social requirements. That is the reason why it holds the responsibility to assure the creation of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values in the students to achieve an effective solution to environmental issues. The objective of this research was the assessment of the attitudes, knowledge, and pro-environmental behavior in university students from different faculties, studies, and degrees, as well as their influence in this group. The results show that most of the students have previous concepts of environment, and they consider that a good environmental education is necessary to solve the environmental issues that they have around. This proves that key factors in attitudes become essential elements for changing them. The differences made by gender and studies in several fields in attitudes (cognitive and emotional levels) are also confirmed.

scholarly journals Environmental training and management at Federal Institute of Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3A) ◽  
pp. 176-185
Author(s):  
Aurélio Ferreira Borges ◽  
Clever Reis Stein ◽  
Raquel Nogueira de Moraes ◽  
Marco Túlio Silva Borges
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
The University

The objective was to characterize the Environmental Formation received by undergraduate students from the Federal Institute of Education. The adaptation of the Environmental Training Questionnaire (ETQ) was developed, translated into Portuguese. The ETQ was administered to a sample of 166 undergraduates. In this, the reliability and sociodemographic variables were evaluated. The psychometric properties found attest to the quality of the Environmental Training measurement instrument. The results revealed that the Environmental Education of students, in the curricula of undergraduate courses, varies according to the undergraduate course and the age of the university students.

scholarly journals Conception of public school teachers in São José do Egito, Pernambuco, about Environmental Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robson Victor Tavares ◽  
Anna Beatriz Amorim Cavalcante ◽  
Habyhabanne Maia Oliveira ◽  
Edevaldo Silva ◽  
Elzenir Pereira Oliveira Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
Critical Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The inclusion of environmental issues in formal education is recent. In this reality, the present study aimed to analyze the conception that teachers from public schools in São José do Egito, Pernambuco - Brazil, have on relevant issues and actions for Environmental Education. We interviewed 22 teachers through a structured questionnaire consisting of 10 questions focusing on environmental matters. We found that 95.5% of the interviewees showed interest in studying environmental issues and considered themselves as responsible for any environmental damage occurring. They all stated that environmental damage worries them and 72.7% have already tried to change this situation. They (72.7%) believe that there can be economic and social development without causing environmental impacts. Half of them consider the citizens as the main responsible for the damage to the environment and at the same time as the most involved with its protection. In addition, 40.9% said that the school where they work treats environmental issues superficially and 59.1% said the textbook as insufficient material to address environmental issues. The low school performance and the lack of teacher training in Environmental Education compromise the critical education of students regarding environment preservation.

scholarly journals A CONSTRUÇÃO DA PERCEPÇÃO AMBIENTAL DE ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS BRASILEIROS

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1076
Author(s):  
Waleska Reali de Oliveira Braga ◽  
Nelson Russo de Moraes ◽  
Renato Dias Baptista ◽  
Fernando Ferrari Putti ◽  
Sérgio Silva Braga Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Environmental Perception ◽  
Enseñanza Superior ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

A Educação Ambiental, que se tornou Lei no Brasil em 1999, busca por meio da reflexão e conscientização sobre as questões socioambientais transformar os estudantes em “cidadãos ambientais”. Estudos demonstram que o nível de conscientização ambiental de cada indivíduo está diretamente relacionado ao grau de percepção ambiental e que este, reflete diretamente no comportamento ambiental do indivíduo. Por este motivo, o presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a construção da percepção ambiental dos estudantes universitários brasileiros. A pesquisa foi realizada junto à 5 universidades brasileiras com um total de 553 respondentes, sendo três universidades públicas e duas privadas. Para análise de dados, foi utilizada a modelagem de equações estruturais por meio do software SmartPLS 2.0 M3. O resultado indica que a percepção ambiental do universitário tem foco na reciclagem, na economia de água e energia e na redução do consumo, fora estas questões, os constructos formadores da percepção ambiental, não se mostraram efetivos para a formação da consciência ambiental.   PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Educação Ambiental; Percepção Ambiental; Ensino Superior; Sustentabilidade.     ABSTRACT Environmental Education, which became Law in Brazil in 1999, seeks to reflect and raise awareness about social and environmental issues to transform students into "environmental citizens". Studies show that the level of environmental awareness of each individual is directly related to the degree of environmental perception and that this, directly reflects on the environmental behavior of the individual. For this reason, the present study aimed to evaluate the construction of the environmental perception of Brazilian university students. The research was carried out in 5 Brazilian universities with a total of 553 respondents, being three public universities and two private universities. For data analysis, the modeling of structural equations using the software SmartPLS 2.0 M3 was used. The result indicates that the environmental perception of the university has a focus on recycling, water and energy saving and reduction of consumption, apart from these issues, the constructs that formed the perception of the environment, were not effective for the formation of environmental awareness.   KEYWORDS: Environmental Education, Environmental Perception, Higher Education, Sustainability.     RESUMEN La Educación Ambiental, que se convirtió en Ley en Brasil en 1999, busca por medio de la reflexión y concientización sobre las cuestiones socioambientales transformar a los estudiantes en "ciudadanos ambientales". Los estudios demuestran que el nivel de concientización ambiental de cada individuo está directamente relacionado al grado de percepción ambiental y que éste, refleja directamente en el comportamiento ambiental del individuo. Por este motivo, el presente estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la construcción de la percepción ambiental de los estudiantes universitarios brasileños. La encuesta fue realizada junto a las 5 universidades brasileñas con un total de 553 respondedores, siendo tres universidades públicas y dos privadas. Para el análisis de datos, se utilizó el modelado de ecuaciones estructurales a través del software SmartPLS 2.0 M3. El resultado indica que la percepción ambiental del universitario tiene foco en el reciclaje, en la economía de agua y energía y en la reducción del consumo, fuera de estas cuestiones, los constructos formadores de la percepción ambiental, no se mostraron efectivos para la formación de la conciencia ambiental.   PALABRAS CLAVE: Educación Ambiental; Percepción Ambiental; Enseñanza superior; Sostenibilidad.

scholarly journals MATHEMATICAL TASKS AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING THE ECOLOGICAL CULTURE OF THE FUTURE TEACHERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Tatiana Gavaza ◽  
Svetlana Lebedeva ◽  
Natalia Perkova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Mathematical Tasks ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Current State ◽  
Ecological Culture ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
The University

With the development of civilization, the environment takes an increasing place in our lives. Analysis of the current state of environmental education of students in the University allows to make a conclusion about the need for a comprehensive approach to the problems of formation of ecological culture of future teachers. One of the directions is the integration of mathematics and ecology. Environmental knowledge can be generated when the study of mathematics through the solution of tasks with environmental content. This article presents mathematical tasks with environmental contents of the different sections of mathematics. Jobs can be used in the process of teaching mathematics students of a direction "Pedagogical education".

Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.): A Viable Credential for Faculty in Programmatically Accredited Business Degree Programs?

10.28945/3529 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen L MacLennan ◽  
Anthony A Pina ◽  
Kenneth A Moran ◽  
Patrick F Hafford
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
The University

Is the Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A) a viable degree option for those wishing a career in academe? The D.B.A. degree is often considered to be a professional degree, in-tended for business practitioners, while the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is por-trayed as the degree for preparing college or university faculty. Conversely, many academic programs market their D.B.A. programs to future academicians. In this study, we investigat-ed whether the D.B.A. is, in fact, a viable faculty credential by gathering data from univer-sity catalogs and doctoral program websites and handbooks from 427 graduate business and management programs to analyze the terminal degrees held by 6159 faculty. The analysis indicated that 173 institutions (just over 40% of the total) employed 372 faculty whose ter-minal degree was the D.B.A. This constituted just over 6% of the total number of faculty. Additionally, the program and faculty qualification standards of the six regional accrediting agencies and the three programmatic accrediting agencies for business programs (AACSB, IACBE, and ACBSP) were analyzed. Results indicated that all these accrediting agencies treated the D.B.A. and Ph.D. in business identically and that the D.B.A. was universally considered to be a valid credential for teaching business at the university level. Suggestions for future research are also offered.

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