Authors
Anxela Bugallo-Rodríguez, Pedro Vega-Marcote
Publication date
2020/12/11
Journal
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Volume
21
Issue
7
Pages
1351-1366
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Description
Purpose
Higher education institutions have a valuable dual role in disseminating the circular economy (CE) as a new sustainability paradigm. First, the university teaches students about this subject. Second, it prepares future teachers to incorporate sustainability into other educational levels. This paper aims to present the results of implementing a set of activities designed to improve the attitudes and actions of students to reduce their daily impact on campus and to be active agents for change to the CE.
Design/methodology/approach
The participants were students enrolled for the Degree in Primary Education at the University of Corunna. Following a qualitative approach, students’ proposals were analyzed using the key indicators identified by the European Commission to measure progress toward the CE.
Findings
The results demonstrate that these activities make students reflect and act on their daily impact. They …
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