Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students

The concept of sustainable consumption has been described in the literature from different perspectives, but few have focused on defining the consumer perspective and strategies to appropriate this knowledge and behaviors in the classroom, which becomes a major challenge in times of Covid 19 and con...

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Autores principales:	Claudia Arias, Adela M. Vélez-Rolón, Manuel Méndez-Pinzón
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	sustainable consumption pro-environmental behaviors mental maps virtual communities active learning education for sustainable consumption (ESC) Education (General) L7-991
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/873cb45b1741461f963ecacb1b0ad13a
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:873cb45b1741461f963ecacb1b0ad13a2021-11-15T06:49:23ZMapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students2504-284X10.3389/feduc.2021.729939https://doaj.org/article/873cb45b1741461f963ecacb1b0ad13a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.729939/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2504-284XThe concept of sustainable consumption has been described in the literature from different perspectives, but few have focused on defining the consumer perspective and strategies to appropriate this knowledge and behaviors in the classroom, which becomes a major challenge in times of Covid 19 and confinement. This article proposes an approach to the concept by university students from the implementation of a pedagogical strategy, which involved the implementation of a virtual learning community and the evaluation of the understanding of this concept through the use of mind maps (pre and post). Through the mind maps, data were collected to evaluate the understanding of the concept, the analysis of semantic richness and systemic complexity. The results show the associations established by the students, proposing a categorization system arising from the data and the previous literature review. The study concludes that the students broadened their vision of sustainable consumption in terms of the actors involved, consumption decisions and the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability.Claudia AriasClaudia AriasAdela M. Vélez-RolónManuel Méndez-PinzónFrontiers Media S.A.articlesustainable consumptionpro-environmental behaviorsmental mapsvirtual communitiesactive learningeducation for sustainable consumption (ESC)Education (General)L7-991ENFrontiers in Education, Vol 6 (2021)
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spellingShingle	sustainable consumption pro-environmental behaviors mental maps virtual communities active learning education for sustainable consumption (ESC) Education (General) L7-991 Claudia Arias Claudia Arias Adela M. Vélez-Rolón Manuel Méndez-Pinzón Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students
description	The concept of sustainable consumption has been described in the literature from different perspectives, but few have focused on defining the consumer perspective and strategies to appropriate this knowledge and behaviors in the classroom, which becomes a major challenge in times of Covid 19 and confinement. This article proposes an approach to the concept by university students from the implementation of a pedagogical strategy, which involved the implementation of a virtual learning community and the evaluation of the understanding of this concept through the use of mind maps (pre and post). Through the mind maps, data were collected to evaluate the understanding of the concept, the analysis of semantic richness and systemic complexity. The results show the associations established by the students, proposing a categorization system arising from the data and the previous literature review. The study concludes that the students broadened their vision of sustainable consumption in terms of the actors involved, consumption decisions and the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability.
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title	Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students
title_short	Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students
title_full	Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students
title_fullStr	Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students
title_full_unstemmed	Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students
title_sort	mapping the concept of sustainable consumption: an analysis from the adoption and promotion of pro-environmental and social behaviors in university students
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
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Mapping the Concept of Sustainable Consumption: An Analysis From the Adoption and Promotion of Pro-Environmental and Social Behaviors in University Students

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