Environmental Education, an Essential Instrument to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals in the University Context

Macarena Esteban Ibáñez, Isabel Victoria Lucena Cid, Luis Vicente Amador Muñoz and Francisco Mateos Claros
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Macarena Esteban Ibáñez: Department of Education and Social Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Isabel Victoria Lucena Cid: Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Luis Vicente Amador Muñoz: Department of Education and Social Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Francisco Mateos Claros: Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Economy and Technology, University of Granada, 52005 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 19, 1-23

Abstract: The objective of this research is the analysis of sustainable development’s incorporation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the university from the environmental education approach. The study includes the necessary strategy to implement environmental contents, as well as the training of individuals to act with environmental responsibility. The descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative methodology was used to create a questionnaire for university students. Then, we gathered data to achieve the goals proposed in this research: interpret the variations in environmental knowledge and behavior, and understand the conceptual aspects underlying in the students’ features, paying attention to the differences between men and women. The results show that many of the students have previous concepts about the environment, and they consider that environmental education is required to solve environmental issues. Finally, a training proposal is presented to introduce the topics of the SDGs and environmental education in the university.

Keywords: environmental education; sustainable development; sustainable development goals; university; teaching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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