Development of environmental education concepts concerning chemical waste management and treatment: the training experience of undergraduate students
| Autor: | Diego Biegler de Oliveira, Carla Sirtori, Camila Greff Passos, Raquel W. Becker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Medical education
Data collection business.industry Scale (chemistry) education 010401 analytical chemistry 05 social sciences 050301 education Chemical waste Context (language use) 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Education Environmental education Work (electrical) Chemistry (miscellaneous) Economic impact analysis Safety culture business Psychology 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 22:653-661 |
| ISSN: | 1756-1108 1109-4028 |
| Popis: | It is essential to develop a safety culture with the participation of university teachers and students in actions and studies that can contribute to safer and more sustainable practices in academic laboratories. The present work analyzes the potential of a training program to raise awareness and establish environmental education and green chemistry concepts concerning procedures for the management and treatment of chemical waste generated in experimental classes. This is a qualitative case study providing a critical perspective of environmental education. The training activity, lasting 45 minutes, was conducted with 66 students entering Chemistry courses at a Brazilian public university. Data collection was carried out using an initial questionnaire to identify the students’ prior knowledge, and a final one applied after the training period. The questionnaires contained open questions and closed questions with a Likert-type scale. The results showed that the training activity contributed to the students’ understanding of the concepts, procedures, and attitudes related to the management and treatment of chemical waste, including the interrelations among the environmental, social, and economic impacts of waste management, the importance of correct separation and storage of residues for disposal using different types of treatment, the civil liability of the academic community for the residues generated, and how the 3Rs principles can favor sustainable practices in the academic context. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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