2021
DOI: 10.3390/w13020145
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Water, Waste Material, and Energy as Key Dimensions of Sustainable Management of Early Childhood Eco-Schools: An Environmental Literacy Model Based on Teachers Action-Competencies (ELTAC)

Abstract: The main argument defended in this article is that the involvement of teachers in decision-making about environmental aspects related to the management of educational institutions constitutes a powerful tool for training, teacher professional development, and environmental literacies. A group of early childhood education teachers across various institutions work under a collaborative action-research model for an entire year that is focussed on the following: (1) the institution’s water, solid waste, and energy… Show more

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“…Eco-literacy is the understanding and application of ecosystem principles to humans to create a sustainable society (López et al, 2021). Environmental literacy encompasses the development of practical skills, attitudes, and knowledge that contribute to the improvement of environmental conditions for present and future generations (Kumpulainen et al, 2020).…”
Section: Eco-literacymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Eco-literacy is the understanding and application of ecosystem principles to humans to create a sustainable society (López et al, 2021). Environmental literacy encompasses the development of practical skills, attitudes, and knowledge that contribute to the improvement of environmental conditions for present and future generations (Kumpulainen et al, 2020).…”
Section: Eco-literacymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Acting domain competences constitute individual behaviour and practice. The domain is centred on individual action competences (e.g., Lans et al, 2014;López-Alcarria et al, 2021) and on "doing" (Muff et al, 2020(Muff et al, , p. 2261, to "work independently" (Yoon et al, 2020, p. 8). The sub-competence theme managing activity, runs through the entire activity life-cycle.…”
Section: Actingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In each of these maps, the entrances and exits are identified, the potential dangers, and if there is a problem of particular interest, a specific map is made for this problem, they can be used as part of the documentation of the company's environmental management system, and they must be made in such a way that they can be reusable and that they can be updated over the years. In Figure 1, an example of the appearance of an Ecomap is illustrated, initially detailing the zones or areas and the symbology for the input and output environmental aspects (López et al, 2021). In short, the Ecomap recognizes the potential dangers of different situations and a specific map is drawn up.…”
Section: Ecomap or Ecomappingmentioning
confidence: 99%