Environmental awareness: A pedagogical commitment; [A sensibilização ambiental: Uma aposta pedagógica]

Ruiz-Corro C.G.; Pérez-Azahuanche M.; Leyva-Aguilar N.A.; Rabanal-León H.C.; Aroni-Salcedo K.M.; Ruiz-Corro A.K. · Produccion y Limpia (2024) · DOI: 10.22507/pml.v19n1a3

Resumen

Introduction. The ongoing environmental degradation demands the development of ecological awareness from an early age. Schools can play a central role through active pedagogical strategies that modify students’ attitudes and behaviors towards environmental protection. This study evaluated the effects of a program designed to raise environmental awareness among students. Objective. To evaluate a pedagogical strategy aimed at intensifying secondary school students’ environmental knowledge. Materials and methods. A quantitative approach and a hypothetical-deductive methodology were used. A quasi-experimental design applied a 20-session awareness program to 33 and 31 students from a population of 222 students, who formed the control and experimental groups, respectively. A 40-item questionnaire was employed to investigate the cognitive, affective, conative, and active dimensions, achieving a Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.941. Results. The data were processed using RStudio, showing a highly significant change (p<0.05) in these dimensions compared to the control group, with 80.6% of students reaching outstanding levels of environmental awareness. Conclusion. The implemented environmental awareness program positively transformed attitudes and behaviors towards ecological protection, demonstrating its usefulness as a pedagogical strategy promoting sustainability in the classroom.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo; Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola; Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca; Universidad César Vallejo