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La educación ambiental: problemática de los plásticos de un solo uso en las instituciones educativas
Summary
This Spanish-language paper explores environmental education strategies for addressing single-use plastic problems in school settings, examining how formal education can build environmental awareness and culture around plastic waste. Educating younger generations about plastic pollution is a long-term strategy for reducing the behavior that creates microplastic contamination.
La formación de una cultura ambiental desde los territorios en los procesos de educación formal implica el desarrollo de prácticas pedagógicas alternativas a las tradicionales enfocadas en la enseñanza de contenidos. En este artículo se exponen los resultados de una indagación documental acerca de experiencias pedagógicas y didácticas, entre los que se destacan variables como: aspectos curriculares, formación docente, problemáticas de la educación ambiental, integraciones curriculares y de comunidades, además el manejo de plásticos de un solo uso. La metodología de análisis de contenido permitió la consulta de revistas especializadas en educación ambiental y en distintas bases de datos. Los hallazgos fueron organizados por categorías, de las cuales el manejo de plásticos de un solo uso en la educación formal fue la principal. Así mismo, se destaca que las actividades realizadas en las instituciones educativas fomentan la reutilización que generan micro plásticos y la incineración libera reacciones químicas como furanos y dioxinas. No existen acciones educativas hacia la disminución en la generación de plásticos.
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