Research Papers
The impact of education for sustainable development (ESD) on students’ environmental attitudes and behaviour: a case study of Kenyan Eco-Schools.
An interesting master thesis conducted by Anu Nieminem comparing Eco-School and non Eco-School secondary students in Nairobi and analyzing their difference of attitudes and behaviour towards environment.
Eco-Schools: Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Inspirational examples highlighting transformations towards greater environmental and climate sustainability.
Created by: GreeningEUcooperation
The Improvement of Eco-School Students’ Environmental Awareness in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development
The aim of the study has been to find out how students’ environmental awareness is developed in Biology lessons in Grade 7, basing on education for sustainability goals, objectives and cross-cutting sustainable development key competencies. A study has been performed in eco-school A in 2018 involving 38 students in it.
Connection with nature as an indicator for the Eco-Schools programme
In this Master thesis, the main benefits from the connection with nature were identified, as well as a measurement tool identified, translated, and tested in Spanish-speaking countries participating in the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) Eco-Schools programme. An analysis of the potentials of this measurement tool and the Spanish speaking teachers view on the human-nature connection was executed, showing both positive and promising results.
