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Title: Promoting Environmental Citizenship Using Participatory School-Based Community Profiling on Water (Mis)Uses
Language: English
Authors: Diogo Filipe Prada da Silva, Joel Bruno da Silva, Marta Oliveira Barbosa (ORCID 0000-0001-8437-9078), Norberto Ribeiro, Isabel Menezes
Source: ECNU Review of Education. 2025 8(1):79-111.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 33
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 7
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Grade 8
Descriptors: Water, Environmental Education, Intervention, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Attitude Change, Student Behavior, Foreign Countries, Citizen Participation
Geographic Terms: Portugal
ISSN: 2096-5311
2632-1742
Abstract: Purpose: This study analyzes the contributions of the Healthy Waters educational program to the awareness and understanding of environmental issues related to water to generate changes in attitudes in the community. Design/Approach/Methods: A community school intervention was conducted in a public school in Paredes, Porto, Portugal. Using a participatory research approach, 35 participants were recruited from the seventh and eighth grades. A retrospective pretest/posttest questionnaire was used to assess the influence of the intervention. A thematic analysis of the tutors' logbooks was performed to ascertain the relevant domains of change for students during the intervention. Findings: Results showed statistically significant changes in proenvironmental attitudes and behaviors at the end of the intervention. The effect sizes of the statistical analyses showed that the intervention generally had a positive influence on the environmental awareness of the participants. The tutors' evaluations of the intervention indicated a diversified gain in students' environmental learning. Originality/Value: The results of this study demonstrate that this type of intervention increases students' knowledge of and involvement in environmental issues while reinforcing their environmental citizenship.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1470956
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