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Marine litter education: from awareness to action
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Marine litter is a global problem. Education has been acclaimed as a potential tool to tackle this issue, yet,
integrative, student-centered, and over weeks studies to raise awareness on the theme that compares pre- with
post-intervention results are limited in the literature. Furthermore, almost no studies rely on the basis of previous experience on the theme and local reality. This paper presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of an educational intervention to raise awareness and educate students (1st cycle to high-school) about marine litter.
Different learning skills were fostered through theoretical, laboratorial, and hands-on activities and students
participated in a beach clean-up to summarize the classroom's learnings in loco. Pre- and post-questionnaire
results indicate that students' knowledge, perceptions, and behavioral intentions changed. Identification of
marine litter estimated degradation times and observation of microplastics in local sand samples were activities
highly appreciated by youngsters. This intervention positively impacted schoolchildren's literacy, contributing to
advancing education in marine litter and can be further adapted to other educational areas.
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Marine litter Education for sustainable development Students Knowledge Perceptions Integrated intervention
Contexto Educativo
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Elsevier