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Published on: December 29, 2014
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[Playful Learning: a tool for Environmental Education]
Reichel Rodríguez-Miranda1, Luis Palomo-Cordero1, Michael Padilla-Mora2
1Asistente de investigación en Programa Infantes y Salud Ambiental (ISA) del Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET) de la Universidad Nacional (UNA), Costa Rica.
Revista De Ciencias Ambientales = Tropical Journal of Environmental Sciences
|July 13, 2022
Summary
Playful learning effectively educated rural Costa Rican students and parents about pesticide risks near banana plantations. This participatory approach fostered collective knowledge and identified key prevention strategies for environmental health.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Education
- Public Health
- Pedagogy
Context:
- Rural Costa Rican communities face environmental health risks due to proximity to banana plantations.
- Pesticide exposure is a significant concern for children and adults in these areas.
- Existing environmental education methods may not adequately address local socio-environmental realities.
Purpose:
- To develop and implement a playful, participatory, and flexible environmental education methodology.
- To prevent pesticide exposure among primary school students (ages 6-8.5) and their guardians.
- To assess the effectiveness of this methodology in raising awareness and promoting preventive actions.
Summary:
- A methodology integrating playful learning and constructivism was designed for primary students and guardians.
- Geographic Information Systems identified schools within 100 meters of banana plantations.
- 148 workshops in 37 rural schools engaged 2757 children and 387 adults, fostering participatory learning and knowledge co-creation.
Impact:
- Thirty-eight percent of participating schools were located less than 100 meters from banana plantations.
- Playful communication successfully created a participatory environment for identifying local needs and building collective knowledge on pesticide effects.
- Participants gained the ability to identify crucial preventive actions to mitigate pesticide exposure, enhancing community environmental health awareness.
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