IPLUSO 22297

Environmental Education and Sustainability

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Given the complexity of social, territorial and environmental issues, the course aims to foster critical thinking through a transdisciplinary approach, drawing on the intersection of various fields of knowledge. The course provides students with direct exposure to research and teaching practices. The aim is to broaden understanding of the complexity of the place children occupy in the contemporary world: environment, territory and society. Through education, this module aims to guide society, insofar as it is capable of shaping social life, acting as a mediating force and serving as a means to bring about a more open and sustainable vision of society.   
• ProgramaProgramme

  1. Environment and Sustainability 1.1. General concepts 1.2. Sustainable development. Objectives. Assumptions and limitations 1.3. Recognising the challenges facing society today and in the future: Soil. Waste. Energy. Climate change. Urbanisation. Natural resources 2. Education for development and active global citizenship 2.1. Raising awareness of global challenges and promoting active citizenship. 2.1.1. Individual and collective responsibility, intergenerational responsibility and community participation. 2.2. Understanding the role of nature in human life and the mechanisms for its preservation, conservation and sustainable use. 2.3. Valuing the outdoors as a learning environment. 3. Different dimensions of sustainable development and education 3.1. Dimensions and impact. Case study. 3.2. Relationships between technology and sustainability 3.3. Teaching practices
• ObjectivosObjectives

  1.To analyse the role of environmental education in the agendas for sustainable development and social cohesion. 2.To develop critical thinking through a transdisciplinary approach (territory, environment, education). 3.To nurture active citizens for the digital society. 4.To promote pedagogical methodologies and citizen science strategies with strategic partners. 5.To integrate digital technologies into the recording, analysis and communication of investigative experiences. 6.Implement principles and values that guide the actions of schools and educational communities.  
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente. (2024). Relatório do estado do ambiente 2024. https://rea.apambiente.pt/sites/default/files/rea/REA_2024_Final_22_out_2024.pdf Ministério da Educação (DGE). (2018). Referencial de Educação Ambiental para a Sustentabilidade. Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 100/2017(2017). Estratégia Nacional de Educação Ambiental 2020. Diário da República, 1.ª série, N.º 132, 11 de julho de 2017, 3533- 3550. United Nations. (2025). The Sustainable Development Goals report 2025. United Nations. https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2025/ Wals, A. E. J., & Benavot, A. (2023). Can we meet the sustainability challenges through education? Globalisation, Societies and Education, 21(5), 1-14. Material de apoio fornecido pelo docente sobre as temáticas abordadas e disponibilizados na plataforma Moodle.
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Theoretical-practical classes adopting active methodologies: discussion, Flipped classroom, analysis of conceptual issues and real cases, and adopting the problem-solving learning methodology. In the classes, we will seek to encourage the involvement and active participation of students, both at the individual level and at the level of cooperative and collaborative group work. The teaching methods aim to develop the knowledge referred to in the syllabus and its application. The different methodologies emphasize the approach to learning from a perspective of complexity, with students being called upon to take an active role among others. The evaluation incorporates products, processes, and self-assessment.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não