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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.

2024 Environmental Education Research 1 citations
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A study on elementary school teachers’ perception of the use of plastic instruments in music classes

Researchers surveyed 111 elementary school teachers in South Korea about their concepts and practices related to sustainable development and carbon neutrality, as well as their perceptions of plastic musical instruments used in music classes, examining how environmental awareness shapes educators' views on plastic use in educational settings.

2024 The Korean Society of Music Education Technology
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Systematic literature review: a typology of Sustainability Literacy and Environmental Literacy

This systematic literature review develops a typology of sustainability literacy and environmental education frameworks, mapping how different educational approaches define and measure student competencies related to ecological awareness and sustainable behavior.

2025 Frontiers in Education 4 citations
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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.

2023 Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA 9 citations
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Perceptions of Teachers in Training on Water Issues and Their Relationship to the SDGs

Researchers surveyed pre-service teachers' knowledge and attitudes about water conservation issues and their links to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, finding that while awareness of clean water access was high, understanding of indirect water-related SDG connections — including pollution and ecosystem health — was limited.

2021 Sustainability 27 citations
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A study on elementary pre-service teachers’ perception of the use of plastic instruments in music classes from the carbon neutral perspective

Researchers surveyed 170 pre-service elementary school teachers in Gwangju to assess their understanding of environmental pollution, carbon neutrality, and awareness of plastic musical instruments used in music education, finding varying perceptions about plastic instrument use in relation to sustainability goals.

2024 The Korean Society of Music Education Technology
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A study on elementary pre-service teachers’ perception of the use of plastic instruments in music classes from the carbon neutral perspective

Researchers surveyed 170 pre-service elementary school teachers in Gwangju to assess their understanding of environmental pollution, carbon neutrality, and awareness of plastic musical instruments used in music education, finding varying perceptions about plastic instrument use in relation to sustainability goals.

2024 The Korean Society of Music Education Technology
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Assessing in-service chemistry teachers’ environmental literacy on hydrosphere pollution

Researchers assessed the environmental literacy of 66 in-service chemistry teachers regarding hydrosphere pollution topics including microplastics, agricultural runoff, ocean acidification, e-waste, and persistent organic pollutants. Teachers showed moderately low overall environmental literacy with limited knowledge and frequent misconceptions on newer issues like microplastics, despite demonstrating strong pro-environmental dispositions.

2025 Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education
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Environmental education in schools: sustainability and hope

Researchers surveyed 100 teachers in Indonesia to assess the state of environmental education in schools, finding that while teachers hold high expectations for student learning and behavior change, schools need stronger curriculum integration, teacher training, and extracurricular programs to make environmental education effective.

2025 Discover Sustainability 21 citations
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A Retrospective Approach to Pro-Environmental Behavior from Environmental Education: An Alternative from Sustainable Development

This 20-year bibliometric retrospective on environmental education and pro-environmental behaviour research found a persistent gap between acquiring environmental knowledge and changing behaviour, concluding that participatory pedagogical approaches and greater integration of sustainable development into higher education are needed to bridge this divide.

2023 Sustainability 9 citations
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“Sustainable” Is Synonymous to “Eco-Friendly”: Student Perceptions about Sustainability and Sustainable Behavior

Researchers surveyed 139 students aged 10 to understand adolescent perceptions of sustainability and eco-friendly behavior, finding that many conflated "sustainable" with "eco-friendly" and lacked nuanced understanding needed for effective sustainability education.

2023 Creative Education 7 citations
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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.

2023 International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning 7 citations
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Knowledge of ecological concepts, environmental concern, and ecological behavior: A multiple correlation analysis

This education study examined the relationship between ecological knowledge, environmental concern, and pro-environmental behavior in students. Environmental education that increases knowledge about plastic pollution and microplastics is associated with greater concern and more sustainable behaviors.

2023 JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia) 1 citations
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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.

2023
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European Consumers’ Attitudes towards the Environment and Sustainable Behavior in the Market

This study analyzed survey data from European consumers across multiple countries to assess environmental attitudes and purchasing behavior, finding significant variation between countries in environmental engagement and identifying factors such as education and income that moderate the attitude-behavior gap.

2023 Sustainability 18 citations
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A New Situation Analysis in Environmental Literacy: Microplastic Waste Awareness

Researchers compared microplastic awareness levels among pre-service teachers from different disciplines at a Turkish university using a standardised awareness test. Awareness varied significantly by subject area, with science-related fields scoring higher, highlighting the need for improved environmental literacy education across disciplines.

2025 Technium Education and Humanities
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Pre-Service Primary School Teachers’ Understanding of Biogeochemical Cycles of Elements

Pre-service primary school teachers showed varying levels of understanding of biogeochemical cycles of elements, with individual interest and prior science achievement in chemistry, biology, and physics emerging as important predictors of environmental literacy competence.

2025 Education Sciences 2 citations
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What are the valuable lessons from global research on environmental literacy in the last two decades? A systematic literature review

This paper is not about microplastics; it is a systematic literature review of global research on environmental literacy in education over the past two decades, analyzing publication trends and teaching approaches.

2024 Biosfer 2 citations
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Ocean Literacy’s Influence on Integrated Learning: Teachers’ Understanding and Involvement

Researchers investigated ocean literacy integration in Indonesian junior high school education, surveying 116 teachers to examine how their understanding of ocean literacy and participation in related training influenced their inclination toward integrated teaching approaches.

2025 Anatolian Journal of Education
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Parental Awareness of Microplastic Pollution and its Relation with Healthy Living Education Consciousness

Researchers surveyed 362 Turkish parents about their awareness of microplastic pollution and its relationship to their consciousness about healthy living education for their children. Results showed a positive correlation between microplastic awareness and healthy living education consciousness, suggesting that environmental awareness and health behavior intentions are linked in parental decision-making.

2025 Çocuk Dergisi / Journal of Child