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Título
Plastics as an Educational Resource for Sustainable Development: A Case Study in Ghana
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Año del Documento
2021
Documento Fuente
Sustainability, june 2021, Issue 13, Pages 1-22
Resumen
The world is going through a climate crisis that is severely impacting the environment and the well-being of the population. The increased consumption of plastics, especially in developing countries, is generating an exponential rise in plastic waste. This article introduces a qualitative investigation in the form of a case study, with data derived from an educational project focused on plastics as a vehicle for environmental education. This project was implemented with a group of 50 children from a Ghanaian school. Our results reveal that the students acquired a high level of knowledge of plastic and its properties, made possible by an active, globalizing, experimental methodology. This knowledge was later reinforced through the fabrication of materials for learning and play made of recycled plastic waste. Through this project, the participating students practiced critical and democratic global citizenship aimed at creating a sustainable world through an ecological perspective
Palabras Clave
Plastics
Teaching methods
Science experiments
Recycling; Student projects
Conservation (environment)
Case study
Revisión por pares
SI
Version del Editor
Idioma
eng
Tipo de versión
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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openAccess
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