Schools and their Culture of Consumption: A Context for Consumer Learning
HE NATURE OF SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND HOW TO ACHIEVE IT: RESULTS FROM THE FOCAL TOPIC FROM KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION - NEW PATHS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, pp. 229-244, R. Defila, A. Di Giulio, R. Kaufmann-Hayoz, eds., München: ökom, 2010
13 Pages Posted: 16 Nov 2012
Date Written: 2010
Abstract
From a perspective of educational research, the growing wealth of materials and initiatives in the field of sustainable consumer education is entirely welcome. However, this is contrasted by a lack of empirical evidence regarding the extent and quality of consumer education in schools and how these materials and initiatives feed through into individual attitudes and values. The results presented in this article can be seen as a contribution to a more solid empirical basis for developing appropriate educational materials that will foster a generation of more sustainably-minded citizens.
Keywords: school culture, education for sustainable development, sustainable consumption, secondary school
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