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Direct linkTorrijos, Verónica; Soto, Manuel; Calvo Dopico, Domingo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: The University of A Coruña (UDC) elaborated the SOSTAUGA project, aiming to reach a higher sustainable level of its water management. SOSTAUGA defined four priority points of action: the restoration of the natural courses on the campus; the adoption of an ecological sanitation model; the sustainable management of urban runoff; and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Water, Natural Resources, Water Quality
Seijas, Nahia; Uskola, Araitz – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Citizens show misunderstandigs about groundwater that hinder making informed decisions about problems like the deterioration of aquifers. Science education should address this, including modelling practices about the aquifer model. Physical models (PM) have been extensively used in geology teaching, but students rarely construct, evaluate or…
Descriptors: Geology, Science Instruction, Water, Water Quality
Download full textMireia Illescas-Navarro; Yolanda González-Castanedo; María Ángeles de las Heras Pérez; Nuria Climent Rodríguez – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
Teacher knowledge is vital to provide meaningful learning opportunities. In this case study, a secondary education teacher's knowledge about how to teach the concept of ecosystems from a river is explored. A category system drawn from the literature about science teacher knowledge was used for the analysis. Science teaching requires teachers to…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Ecology, Water
Pozo-Muñoz, Mª Paz; Martín-Gámez, Carolina; Velasco-Martínez, Leticia C. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2023
Water care and aquatic ecosystems play a fundamental role in the health and sustainable development of our society. From this perspective, education and water culture are key elements for increasing environmental awareness of the socio-environmental problems and risks associated with the sustainable use and management of water resources. The aim…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Water, Elementary School Students, Sustainability
Del Rey, Rosario; Ojeda, Mónica; Mora-Merchán, Joaquín A.; Nieves Sánchez-Díaz, M.; Morgado, Beatriz; Lasaga, M. J. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2022
Environmental education is a decisive tool in the promotion of a citizenry committed to environmental sustainability. Among the current challenges, the management of water shortage is one of the main issues, thus addressing it from childhood is crucial to enhance the connection with nature. Few studies report on the impact of educational…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Gender Differences, Water, Program Effectiveness
Jiménez, Isabel; Amat, Arnau; Codony, Lídia – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
This study examines the development of the concept of the ecological niche among 10-11-year-old students and their ability to use this concept to give their opinions on the socially relevant and controversial possibility that wolf populations might be established in the mountains surrounding the school. A total of 21 elementary school students…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Science Instruction, Wildlife
Zinkunegi-Goitia, Olatz; Rekalde-Rodríguez, Itziar – Education Sciences, 2022
The Council of the European Union recalls that higher education plays a fundamental role in shaping the future of Europe. Therefore, curricula are required to take into account the competences demanded by the job market so that future workers can effectively undertake their professional activities and form part of an active, responsible,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Sustainability, Employment Qualifications
Conde-Cid, M.; Fernández-Calviño, D.; Arias-Estévez, M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
A laboratory exercise was developed for the study of the effect of three cations (Al, Ca, and Na) on the flocculation and dispersion of soil particles. The exercise was designed for Soil Science undergraduate students in the second-course in the Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Sciences department at the University of Vigo. The students'…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Science Instruction, Sustainability, Laboratory Experiments
Grau, Juan Bautista; Tarquis, Ana Maria; Martín-Sotoca, Juan José; Antón, José Manuel – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2019
Water, is in Spain a scarce commodity and although we have an age-old water culture, with an emblematic Court, such as the "Tribunal de las Aguas de Valencia", hydraulic infrastructure, hydrological basin plans, legislation and hydraulic administration since the 20th Century, there are problems of scarcity, water quality and extreme…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Resources, Water, Sustainable Development
Coronado, Carmen; Freijomil-Vázquez, Carla; Fernández-Basanta, Sara; Andina-Díaz, Elena; Movilla-Fernández, María-Jesús – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: Higher education institutions have a significant impact in preparing future generations for the creation of a sustainable society. By formulating appropriate curricula, the university can shape student personality with sustainability concerns. This study aims to present the results of a teaching approach on environmental sustainability…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Cruz-Guzmán, Marta; García-Carmona, Antonio; Criado, Ana M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This study analyses the evolution of school-level scientific models proposed by prospective pre-primary teachers (PPTs) (a) about the water molecule and its intermolecular bonds, and (b) representing the different states of water molecule aggregation at a microscopic level. The data were acquired from the PPTs' responses at the beginning and at…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Water, Science Instruction, Molecular Structure
Licciardello, Feliciana; Consoli, Simona; Cirelli, Giuseppe; Castillo, Carlos; Fernández-Ahumada, Elvira; Montejo-Gámez, Jesús; Taguas, Encarnación V. – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2021
This paper explains and analyses a virtual gamification experience developed by a teaching group from the University of Catania (Italy) and the University of Cordoba (Spain). A competition based on professional tasks about hydrological planning was implemented in two subjects on Hydrological Sciences. The teaching experience was designed to…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Technological Literacy, Interpersonal Competence, Earth Science
Ares-Pernas, Ana; Carvajal, Carmen Coronado; Gomis Rodríguez, Alfonso; Fernández Ibáñez, María Isabel; Díaz Casás, Vicente; Zaragoza Fernández, María Sonia; Bouza Fernández, María Sonia; Santos Pita, Manuela del Pilar; García Allut, Antonio Domingo; Comesaña Pérez, María Pilar; Caínzos López, María Jesús; Feal Cabezón, Belén; Torres Miño, Araceli – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: This paper aims to present and describe the main actions carried out in six different faculties and common areas such as cultural and research centres and administrative buildings in the Ferrol campus at the University of A Coruña to achieve the second green flag on a Galician University. Design/methodology/approach: A case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Conservation (Environment), Sustainable Development
Ochando-Pulido, J. M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2017
The Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Granada have endeavored to make a number of high quality experiments to familiarize our students with our latest research and also scale-up of processes. A pilot-scale wastewater treatment plant was set-up to give students a close practical view of the treatments of effluents by-produced in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemical Engineering, Science Experiments, Scientific Research
OECD Publishing, 2019
Problems associated with the environment loom large over the future well-being of young generations. A previous issue of PISA in Focus (PISA in Focus 87) shows that in 2015 many 15-year-old students believed that the future -- their future -- was going to be worse, environmentally, than the present. In particular, only a minority of students…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment
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