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Byker Shanks, Carmen; Stenberg, Molly; Bark, Katie; Izumi, Betty; Hoff, Casey; Parks, Courtney A. – Health Education Journal, 2023
Introduction: Fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is low among adolescents, and waste of these foods is high in school cafeterias. The objective of this research was to determine the impact of behavioural economic strategies and structural lunchroom changes on FV selection and waste in high-school lunch programmes using the collaborative efforts…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Food, Eating Habits, Wastes
Seda Abacioglu; Büsra Ayan; Dragan Pamucar – Innovative Higher Education, 2025
This study investigates the evolving landscape of green universities by analyzing and comparing rankings from 2018 to 2022. It expands beyond the single score offered by the UI GreenMetric, employing Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) techniques to evaluate universities from diverse perspectives. Focusing on the top 50 universities from 2022,…
Descriptors: Universities, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis, Reputation
Tsebo Kgoto Matsekoleng; Tomé Awshar Mapotse; Mishack Thiza Gumbo – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2024
This conceptual study explores the role that indigenous games can play in teaching Technology Education (TE) while integrating Environmental Education (EE). Relevant literature is reviewed to achieve this aim. Indigenous games can assist TE teachers in their teaching while also shaping learners' attitudes toward the environment. Waste, among other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Games
Widhiya Ninsiana; Linda Septiyana; Yeni Suprihatin – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
The objective of this study is to introduce eco-literacy in early childhood and to look into the role of digital media in increasing children's awareness of eco-literacy in the era of society 5.0 on daily environmental issues. This study applied a literature review of various sources related to eco-literacy through digital media, especially…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Environmental Education, Empathy, Conservation (Environment)
Marchal-Gaillard, Valérie; Marzin-Janvier, Patricia; Boilevin, Jean-Marie; Grimault-Leprince, Agnès – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
Today, the understanding of environmental concerns is of great significance, making it desirable for children to investigate the scientific concepts underlying a growing list of emerging environmental issues. This paper deals with young children's preconceptions. The authors have stressed the importance of investigating children's ideas at an…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Childrens Attitudes, Food
Cassiana Maris Lima Cruz; Igor Grotto Bosa; Camila Kolling; Janine Fleith de Medeiros; José Luís Duarte Ribeiro – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to understand the perception of young people regarding different communication strategies to promote proenvironmental disposal behavior. Based on the attention-interest-desire-action (AIDA) model, the study analyses how university students react to different communication approaches used by a university aiming at the…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Wastes, Sanitation, Environmental Education
Harris, Frank – School Science Review, 2020
This article considers to what degree the UK depends on nuclear power for the generation of electricity and examines the problems, environmental and technical, associated with radioactive waste. Historical failings, the waste backlog, classification, modern handling techniques and with decisions about final disposal are outlined to provide an…
Descriptors: Classification, Radiation, Nuclear Energy, Foreign Countries
Katherine R. McCance; Ana Maria Topliceanu; Darlene Echeverria; Shana L. McAlexander; Margaret R. Blanchard; Richard A. Venditti – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
As e-commerce increases, the demand for packaging materials and the potential for generating waste and negative environmental impacts also rise. Packing peanuts are a type of plastic packaging material that are used to protect goods during the shipping process. Petroleum-based plastics are common packaging materials due to their low cost, light…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Plastics, Recycling, Conservation (Environment)
John P. Morgan; Elizabeth E. Torres; Richard Averill; Alex M. Brody – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The benzoin condensation of benzaldehyde is a staple of the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory, introducing the current topic of nucleophilic carbene organocatalysis. Our procedure makes notable improvements to current practice, including the elimination of solvent waste and an "18-fold reduction of reaction time." We have…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures
Inaya Sari Melati; Wahjoedi; Imam Mukhlis; Hari Wahyono – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
The fact that Indonesia becomes the first country contributing to food loss and food waste among the G20 countries in 2021 is an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of sustainability education taught in universities. This study aims to map students' initial knowledge and skills in processing the food waste and to create an integrated food…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Food, Wastes
Yuri Enrique Herrera Burstein; Niria Marleny Goñi Avila – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to identify and analyze research that promotes sustainable consumption among university students, understand what areas of consumption were addressed, how consumption was intended to become more sustainable and what results were reported. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review was conducted using the…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Sustainability, Consumer Economics, College Students
Ida Helena de Raad; Michel Iltes; Olga Kosjakova; Anni Meerholz; Andrea Portocarrero Gamarra; Jeanne Tilquin; Stijn Helsloot; Renaud Blaise Jolivet; Gavin Phillips; Jurica Bauer; Katarzyna Maria Dziubinska-Kuehn – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Nowadays, discussing global environmental issues has become regularly included in STEM-based higher education, emphasizing the importance of the youth in finding "ad hoc" solutions for the climate crisis. One of the most commonly applied strategies is promoting sustainable choices among students, especially linked to their lifestyle…
Descriptors: Climate, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Sustainability
Lee, Suyeon; Lee, Seyeon – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate potential impact of internal carbon pricing in emission reduction in Higher education institutions (HEIs). Over the past century, human activities have increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere. If GHG emissions continue their upward trend, this will disturb the natural balance and trigger…
Descriptors: College Administration, Conservation (Environment), Energy Conservation, Higher Education
Circular Economy, Cradle to Cradle and Zero Waste Frameworks in Teacher Education for Sustainability
Kowasch, Matthias – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Sustainability is a major concern in education policies. This paper aims to describe how alternative economic education including concepts of the circular economy (CE), cradle to cradle (C2C) and zero waste can be addressed by teacher education. The author asks to what extent such alternative concepts contribute to sustainability…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Field Trips, Conservation (Environment), Recycling
Oliver B. Andrew; James Sherwood; Glenn A. Hurst – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
A laboratory experiment was developed to introduce systems thinking and green chemistry concepts through the synthesis of the antidepressant and smoking cessation aid, bupropion hydrochloride. The traditional synthesis has several issues from a green chemistry perspective: it uses the toxic solvents N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) and dichloromethane…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Depression (Psychology), Biochemistry, Laboratory Experiments