Sustainable Development and Soils in the Portuguese Education System: Open Problems and Further Challenges

The curricular documents for Basic Education Sciences in Portuguese schools (ages 6 to 15) that currently affect teachers and students across the world integrate Sustainable Development concerns regarding soils. A sharp gap emerges between the official documents and the teachers’ perceptions of how...

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Main Authors: Patrícia João, Maria Helena Henriques, Ana V. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Education Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/10/672
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Summary:The curricular documents for Basic Education Sciences in Portuguese schools (ages 6 to 15) that currently affect teachers and students across the world integrate Sustainable Development concerns regarding soils. A sharp gap emerges between the official documents and the teachers’ perceptions of how to approach such issues. Urgent measures are required to bridge both worlds: reformulations of the official documents that guide teachers’ practices and educational resources focused on soils from a Sustainable Development perspective. A new organization of the curricular documents for this theme that aims to promote quality education among Portuguese Basic Education schools worldwide is proposed.
ISSN:2227-7102