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ClearExploring educators’ perception of issues involving Planetary Health: A qualitative study in the Brazilian Amazon
Researchers investigated how teachers in a riverside Brazilian Amazon school perceive planetary health issues, finding that while educators recognized environmental connections to community wellbeing, formal planetary health education remains largely absent from basic school curricula.
Analysis of Sustainability Knowingness, Attitudes and Behavior of a Spanish Pre-Service Primary Teachers Sample
Researchers assessed sustainability knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of pre-service primary school teachers in Spain using the Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire, finding significant gaps between environmental awareness and pro-sustainability behavioral intentions that have implications for educator training programs.
Curriculum development for student agency on sustainability issues: An exploratory study
Researchers developed an exploratory middle-school sustainability curriculum designed to foster student agency by challenging students to analyze real-world data, construct scientific arguments, and engage in activism around sustainability issues framed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainability in K-12 education: how can schools support students to address challenges of environmental sustainability?
This action research study examines how K-12 schools can promote environmental sustainability, finding that successful programs combine student education, school-wide practices, and community engagement to reduce environmental impact.
Environmental Blindspots: Identification and Mitigation using Technologies, Education, and Policies
Researchers define the concept of environmental blindspots -- pollution problems deprioritized due to corporate interests, consumer preferences, or regulatory inertia -- and propose technology, education, and policy approaches to address them.
Percepción ambiental de dos comunidades aledañas a un relleno sanitario y un incinerador de residuos peligrosos en Neiva, Huila
This Colombian study assessed the environmental perceptions of communities living near a landfill and a hazardous waste incinerator in Neiva, examining attitudes toward environmental problems and responsibility. Community perception research near waste facilities is relevant to understanding public health concerns about plastic waste and microplastic exposure.
Do future teachers’ sustainability commitments really relate to action-oriented educational approaches?
Researchers analyzed educational proposals designed by 130 future secondary school teachers addressing the socioecological problem of microplastic pollution, examining the relationship between teachers' own sustainability perceptions and their selection of action-oriented educational approaches through mixed qualitative and quantitative methods.
Contextual Teaching and Learning in Learning Environmental Pollution: the Effect on Student Learning Outcomes
This study evaluated contextual teaching and learning approaches for environmental pollution education, finding that connecting plastic pollution and waste concepts to real-world situations significantly improved student comprehension and motivation compared to conventional instruction.
Increasing urban health awareness using an interactive approach: evidence from a school-based study
Researchers conducted a school-based study to evaluate an interactive approach for increasing urban health awareness among students, with a focus on the health consequences of climate change and urbanization. The study found evidence that participatory school interventions can improve health literacy and adaptive capacity among urban youth, supporting WHO recommendations for health-promoting schools.
Evaluación de la calidad de aire y la percepción de la salud en la zona urbana de La Ceja, Antioquia, mediante una estrategia de participación comunitaria
Researchers deployed low-cost air quality monitoring devices across multiple zones of La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia and conducted community health perception surveys, providing indicative data on air quality in a rapidly urbanising municipality that lacks an established monitoring network.
Pembersihan Sampah Di Pantai Lagunci Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Kepedulian Lingkungan Pemuda Usia SMP Di Desa Bahari III Kabupaten Buton Selatan
This community outreach study from Indonesia assessed the impact of beach cleanup activities at Lagunci Beach on environmental awareness among local residents, finding that participatory cleanup events increased ecological knowledge and pro-environmental behavior.
Promoting sustainability and conservation practices through environmental education in Aceh, Indonesia
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a mixed-methods study examining how environmental education programs in Aceh, Indonesia influence sustainability practices and conservation awareness.
Educomunicación ambiental en la red: Un análisis de las publicaciones en medios digitales de la provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador
Researchers analyzed environmental content published by digital media outlets in Imbabura Province, Ecuador, characterizing the types of ecological topics covered and measuring the social interactions these publications generated among online audiences.
Community-Engaged Research Projects in School Settings: Science Teachers’ Practices and Reflections
Not relevant to microplastics — this education research study analyzes how nine teachers implemented community-engaged research projects addressing environmental justice issues in their classrooms, focusing on pedagogy, student empowerment, and institutional challenges.
Real action based on search solve create and share (SSCS) model to improve sustainability awareness of junior high school students
Researchers implemented a real-action project using the Search-Solve-Create-Share (SSCS) learning model with an education for sustainable development approach to improve sustainability awareness among 7th-grade students in Siak, Riau Province, Indonesia. A quasi-experimental design comparing SSCS-taught and control classes found the model effective at enhancing student understanding of local environmental issues including water and air pollution.
Qualitatively recognizing the dimensions of student environmental identity development within the classroom context
This study qualitatively identified eight dimensions of environmental identity development in elementary school students engaged in a pollution-focused science curriculum, finding that emotional responses and personal meaning emerged as distinct dimensions not previously captured in adult environmentalist research.
Environmental attitudes among students at the University of Madeira, Portugal
Researchers used the New Ecological Paradigm scale to measure environmental attitudes among university students in Madeira, Portugal, identifying key challenges in ecological awareness that should be addressed through environmental education programs.
Participatory Social Mapping with Ethnic Communities to Identify Factors Associated With Microplastics in a Protected Area on the Northern Coast Of Colombia
Researchers used participatory social mapping with Indigenous and ethnic communities in a protected coastal area of Colombia to identify local hotspots of microplastic contamination, including wastewater discharge points and waste dumping sites, demonstrating that community knowledge is a valuable tool for environmental monitoring.
Analysis of Students' Sustainability Awareness of the Environment
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it assesses the environmental sustainability awareness of high school students in West Java, Indonesia, using a descriptive quantitative educational research approach.
Hanya ada Satu Kata: Lawan! On decolonising and building a mutual collaborative research practice on gender and climate change
This paper reflects on efforts to decolonize climate knowledge production, centering the perspectives of working-class communities in the Global South. It argues that meaningful environmental research must include the voices of those most affected by pollution and climate change.