Principles and Barriers of Education for Sustainability Identified in the Activities of the Sustainable School Project

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ID4773425
AuthorsAleksandro Belo Ferreira (0000-0001-5991-8324, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Vitória Ribeiro Pereira (0000-0003-4030-5477, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Fabiana Alves Fiore (0000-0002-2430-8240, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp))
Year2024
Volume27
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc00052vu27l3oa
OpenAlexW4404852330
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2024000100319
LanguageEN
References cited34

Education for sustainability (EfS) provides the opportunity to learn attitudes, perspectives, and social values that lead to healthier conscious choices. In this context, formal education spaces have a high potential to promote the EfS in an integral and permanent form, but they face barriers. This work aimed to identify the potentialities and weaknesses of the activities of the Sustainable School Project and verify its adherence to the principles and barriers to the EfS. The action research was performed in stages of systematic review; presentation of the case study in public schools in São José dos Campos (SP); Survey to identify the perception of the different participating social actors; and critical analysis using statistical methods. The main results we highlight are the project's involvement and organization as potentialities. And main barriers are the integration of sustainability into institutional planning, the limited instructional time, and the fragmentation of the school curriculum

Business · Environmental planning · Political science · Sustainability · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Environmental Sustainability and Education · Sustainability in Higher Education · Ecology

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