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Linking Knowledge Creation and Environmental Education

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  • Giovana Escrivão

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil)

  • Marcelo Seido Nagano

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil)

Abstract

Although the importance of knowledge management, little is known concerning the creation process of new knowledge. This process can be applied into several contexts in order to create new knowledge and use it better; one is environmental education (EE), which regards the increasing environmental degradation. This paper analyses the knowledge creation (KC) process in EE programmes conducted by two of the largest and most prestigious universities in Brazil. This research is qualitative with a descriptive characteristic and was conducted through case studies. The data collection and analysis methods were qualitative, including interviews and content analysis. The main contribution of this paper concerns suggestions to improve the environmental programmes at universities, providing green practices around the campuses with more efficient and systematic knowledge production and dissemination related to the topic. Additionally, some evidences of the case studied motivated the authors to ask some questions about the KC theory of Nonaka.

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  • Giovana Escrivão & Marcelo Seido Nagano, 2016. "Linking Knowledge Creation and Environmental Education," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 15(02), pages 1-23, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jikmxx:v:15:y:2016:i:02:n:s0219649216500179
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219649216500179
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