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Current State of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development in Primary and Secondary (K-12) Schools in Boyacá, Colombia

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  • Vanessa Ramírez Suárez

    (Environmental Engineering Faculty, Universidad Santo Tomás, Tunja 110311, Colombia)

  • Pedro Mauricio Acosta-Castellanos

    (Environmental Engineering Faculty, Universidad Santo Tomás, Tunja 110311, Colombia
    Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Yuddy Alejandra Castro Ortegon

    (Environmental Engineering Faculty, Universidad Santo Tomás, Tunja 110311, Colombia)

  • Araceli Queiruga-Dios

    (Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain)

Abstract

Environmental education (EE) trains individuals to preserve ecological balance and understand the link between humanity and environmental protection. On the other hand, education for sustainable development (ESD) addresses social, cultural, political, and quality of life factors, and promotes the sustainable evolution of the planet. In Colombia, EE is more recognized compared to ESD, and this situation relates the objective of this research, to investigate the strategies applied in EE and ESD in the official primary and secondary (K-12) educational institutions in the department of Boyacá. This study used a Likert scale survey with numerical values from 1 to 5 to evaluate each category of choice among a targeted population. The results indicate that topics such as water resource conservation and protection of fauna and flora are covered in EE, while ESD issues are less prominent. The findings of this research suggest interventions to improve the implementation of ESD and contribute to the advancement of quality education in the country. It is appropriate to explore different methods to integrate environmental, economic, and social aspects in educational contexts, with the implementation and updating of curricula to improve ESD.

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  • Vanessa Ramírez Suárez & Pedro Mauricio Acosta-Castellanos & Yuddy Alejandra Castro Ortegon & Araceli Queiruga-Dios, 2023. "Current State of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development in Primary and Secondary (K-12) Schools in Boyacá, Colombia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-15, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:13:p:10139-:d:1179824
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    1. Lorena Gutiérrez-García & José Blanco-Salas & Jesús Sánchez-Martín & Trinidad Ruiz-Téllez, 2020. "Cultural Sustainability in Ethnobotanical Research with Students Up to K-12," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-15, July.
    2. Pedro Mauricio Acosta Castellanos & Araceli Queiruga-Dios & Ascensión Hernández Encinas & Libia Cristina Acosta, 2020. "Environmental Education in Environmental Engineering: Analysis of the Situation in Colombia and Latin America," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-14, September.
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    1. Anna Shutaleva, 2023. "Ecological Culture and Critical Thinking: Building of a Sustainable Future," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-23, September.

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