O papel transformador da educação para o turismo sustentável: o Programa Eco-Escolas

Autores

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0219e.41113

Palavras-chave:

Programa Eco-Escolas; ensino superior; turismo sustentável; objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável; Agenda 2030

Resumo

Introdução: A alimentação sustentável é um eixo central da educação ambiental no ensino superior. O Programa Eco-Escolas, ao abordar temas como alimentação e agricultura biológica, contribui para o cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), promovendo atitudes conscientes.

Objetivo: Analisar o contributo do Programa Eco-Escolas para a transformação dos hábitos alimentares no ensino superior, com base no diagnóstico ambiental da ESTGL-IPV e na elaboração de um plano de ação focado na alimentação sustentável.

Métodos: Foi seguida uma abordagem qualitativa, com base num estudo de caso e investigação-ação. Os dados foram recolhidos no 1.º semestre de 2023/2024, através dos questionários da Auditoria Ambiental, aplicados à instituição e a 175 participantes. A análise foi feita com estatística descritiva.

Resultados: A média de 11,26 pontos em 18 revela práticas alimentares moderadamente sustentáveis, com destaque para o consumo de fruta e legumes. Contudo, observou-se consumo elevado de doces, fraca adoção de produtos biológicos e lacunas no conhecimento da dieta mediterrânica.

Conclusão: O Programa Eco-Escolas mostrou ser eficaz na promoção de práticas alimentares sustentáveis. O plano de ação proposto, centrado na compostagem, valorização de produtos biológicos e redução do desperdício, reforça o papel da educação ambiental no turismo responsável.

Downloads

Não há dados estatísticos.

Referências

Acosta Castellanos, P. M., Queiruga-Dios, A., Hernández Encinas, A., & Acosta, L. C. (2020). Environmental education in environmental engineering: Analysis of the situation in Colombia and Latin America. Sustainability, 12(18), 7239. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187239

Andreou, N. (2020). Towards a generation of sustainability leaders: Eco-schools as a global green schools movement for transformative education. In A. Gough, J. C. K. Lee, & E. P. K. Tsang (Eds.), Green schools globally: International explorations in outdoor and environmental education. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46820-0_3

Begum, A., Jingwei, L., Haider, M., Ajmal, M. M., Khan, S., & Han, H. (2021). Impact of environmental moral education on pro-environmental behaviour: Do psychological empowerment and Islamic religiosity matter? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041604

Boca, G. D., & Saraçlı, S. (2019). Environmental education and student’s perception for sustainability. Sustainability, 11(6), 1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061553

Centobelli, P., Cerchione, R., Chiaroni, D., Del Vecchio, P., & Urbinati, A. (2020). Designing business models in circular economy: A systematic literature review and research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(4), 1734–1749. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2466

Chen, C., Weyland, S., Fritsch, J., Woll, A., Niessner, C., Burchartz, A., Schmidt, S. C. E., & Jekauc, D. (2021). A short version of the physical activity enjoyment scale: Development and psychometric properties. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111035

Činčera, J., Johnson, B., Kroufek, R., & Šimonová, P. (2020). Values education in outdoor environmental education programs from the perspective of practitioners. Sustainability, 12(11), 4700. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114700

Demirović Bajrami, D., Radosavac, A., Cimbaljević, M., Tretiakova, T. N., & Syromiatnikova, Y. A. (2020). Determinants of residents’ support for sustainable tourism development: Implications for rural communities. Sustainability, 12(22), 9438. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229438

Dolenc Orbanić, N., & Kovač, N. (2021). Environmental awareness, attitudes, and behaviour of preservice preschool and primary school teachers. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 20(3), 373–388. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/21.20.373

Doz, E., Cuder, A., Caputi, M., Pellizzoni, S., & Passolunghi, M. C. (2023). Distance learning environment: Perspective of Italian primary and secondary teachers during COVID-19 pandemic. Learning Environments Research, 26, 555–571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-022-09451-9

Duong, K. D., & Ngo, T. Q. (2024). Do ecotourism, green construction, environmental education, and sustainable behaviour lead to sustainable development? A mediation–moderation approach. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-04568-8

Fuertes-Camacho, M. T., Graell-Martín, M., Fuentes-Loss, M., & Balaguer-Fàbregas, M. C. (2019). Integrating sustainability into higher education curricula through the project method, a global learning strategy. Sustainability, 11(3), 767. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030767

Gaillard, H. (2022). Managing religion at work: A necessary distinction between words and deeds. A multiple case study of the postures facing religious expression in French organizations. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 44(4), 744–763. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-02-2021-0053

Herranen, J., Yavuzkaya, M., & Sjöström, J. (2021). Embedding chemistry education into environmental and sustainability education: Development of a didaktik model based on an eco-reflexive approach. Sustainability, 13(4), 1746. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041746

Jesic, J., Okanovic, A., & Panic, A. A. (2021). Net Zero 2050 as an EU priority: Modeling a system for efficient investments in eco innovation for climate change mitigation. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 11, 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-021-00326-0

Kartimi, K., Gloria, R. Y., & Anugrah, I. R. (2021). Chemistry online distance learning during the COVID-19 outbreak: Do TPACK and teachers’ attitude matter? Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 10(2), 228–240. https://doi.org/10.15294/jpii.v10i2.28468

Marcinkowski, T., & Reid, A. (2019). Reviews of research on the attitude–behavior relationship and their implications for future environmental education research. Environmental Education Research, 25(4), 459–471. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2019.1634237

Molenaar, L., Hierink, F., Brun, M., Monet, J.-P., & Ray, N. (2023). Travel scenario workshops for geographical accessibility modeling of health services: A transdisciplinary evaluation study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1051522. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1051522

Omodan, B. I., & Dastile, N. P. (2023). Analysis of participatory action research as a decolonial research methodology. Social Sciences, 12(9), 507. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12090507

Pawu, J., & Petegem, P. (2011). The effect of Flemish eco‐schools on student environmental knowledge, attitudes, and affect. International Journal of Science Education, 33(11), 1513–1538. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2010.540725

Rasool, S. F., Wang, M., Zhang, Y., & Samma, M. (2020). Sustainable work performance: The roles of workplace violence and occupational stress. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030912

Reid, A. (2019). Climate change education and research: Possibilities and potentials versus problems and perils? Environmental Education Research, 25(5), 767–790. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2019.1664075

Schröder, L.-M. U., Wals, A. E. J., & Van Koppen, C. S. A. (2020). Analysing the state of student participation in two eco-schools using Engeström’s second generation activity systems model. Environmental Education Research, 26(7), 1088–1111. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2020.1779186

Sousa, S. (2022). Some reflections on the role of the eco-schools program in the promotion of sustainable HEIs: A case study in Portugal. Administrative Sciences, 12(4), 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040149

Van Gend, T., & Zuiderwijk, A. (2023). Open research data: A case study into institutional and infrastructural arrangements to stimulate open research data sharing and reuse. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 55(3), 782–797. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006221101200

Downloads

Publicado

2025-08-01

Como Citar

Mota, M., Cabo, I., Sequeira, R., Pinheiro, E., Valéria, C., & Andrade, I. (2025). O papel transformador da educação para o turismo sustentável: o Programa Eco-Escolas. Millenium - Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health, 2(19e), e41113. https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0219e.41113

Edição

Secção

Engenharias, tecnologia, gestão e turismo