Teaching ecological footprint to High school students as a tool for promoting sustainable lifestyles

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Published: Sep 22, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.5270
Nikolaos Galanis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-3545
Georgios Malandrakis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Penelope Papadopoulou
University of Western Macedonia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-8798
Fanny Seroglou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Abstract

The Ecological Footprint (EF) is a tool for assessing the environmental impact of our daily habits. Issuing a more sustainable lifestyle, a 20-hour Teaching- Learning Sequence (TLS) was designed and implemented to 81 7th grade students from a High School of Thessaloniki, aiming to reduce their EF. In this study, we evaluate the measurement of participants' EF before and after the TLS. For the collection of data, we used the Greek online EF Calculator of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. According to the results, participants' post-TLS EF decreased, as well as their needs expressed in number of earths.

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  • 19. TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION/SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
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