Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability
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Resumo: | The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that sustainable actions to preserve biodiversity are critical to preventing new microorganisms from harming human health. In this sense, education and encouraging young people’s interest in local biodiversity are crucial to promoting its preservation and sustainability. This research studied the biodiversity interests of 14–15-year-old students in São Paulo State, focusing on the links between biodiversity and human health. The criterion of maximum variation was used to constitute a heterogeneous sample of students. Students answered a four-point Likert questionnaire. The items in this questionnaire were divided into categories related to the interest of young people in biodiversity, and these were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Wilcoxon test). Categories of biodiversity linked to “health or human utility” were of higher interest to young people than those with no links to human benefits, such as “diversity of organisms”. These findings, along with the literature, showed that young people are interested in biodiversity issues associated with human health. Therefore, teaching biodiversity should reflect on new possibilities for making a more sustainable environment and promoting social and environmental justice, fundamental aspects of promoting and guaranteeing human health. |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainabilityPandemicsBiodiversity preservationSecondary schoolBiology educationCiências Sociais::Ciências da EducaçãoScience & TechnologyEducação de qualidadeThe COVID-19 pandemic has shown that sustainable actions to preserve biodiversity are critical to preventing new microorganisms from harming human health. In this sense, education and encouraging young people’s interest in local biodiversity are crucial to promoting its preservation and sustainability. This research studied the biodiversity interests of 14–15-year-old students in São Paulo State, focusing on the links between biodiversity and human health. The criterion of maximum variation was used to constitute a heterogeneous sample of students. Students answered a four-point Likert questionnaire. The items in this questionnaire were divided into categories related to the interest of young people in biodiversity, and these were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Wilcoxon test). Categories of biodiversity linked to “health or human utility” were of higher interest to young people than those with no links to human benefits, such as “diversity of organisms”. These findings, along with the literature, showed that young people are interested in biodiversity issues associated with human health. Therefore, teaching biodiversity should reflect on new possibilities for making a more sustainable environment and promoting social and environmental justice, fundamental aspects of promoting and guaranteeing human health.This research was funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)(grant #2018/21756-0, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), grant#2019/08689-4, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), grant# 2016/05843-4, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)), the FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FCT), grant number SFRH/BD/79512/2011 and RESEARCH CENTRE ON CHILD STUDIES (R&D Unit 317 of FCT; projects UIDB/00317/2020 and UIDP/00317/2020) and the CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education—Personnel).MDPIUniversidade do MinhoFranzolini, FernandaCarvalho, Graça Simões deSantana, Carolina Maria BoccuzziCalegari, Andreia dos SantosAlmeida, Ester Aparecida Ely deSoares, João Paulo ReisJorge, JessicaNeves, Franciele Dutra dasLemos, Erika Romanholo Silva20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/74967engFranzolini, F., Carvalho, G.S., Santana, C.M.B., Calegari, A.S., Almeida, E.A.E., Soares, J.P.R., Jorge, J. Neves, F.D. & Lemos, E.R.S. (2021) Students’ Interests in Biodiversity: Links with Health and Sustainability. Sustainability, 13, 1-15 (13767)2071-105010.3390/su13241376713767https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/biology_education_health_education_sustainabilityinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:41:51Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/74967Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:38:55.793443Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability Franzolini, Fernanda Pandemics Biodiversity preservation Secondary school Biology education Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação Science & Technology Educação de qualidade |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability |
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Students’ interests in biodiversity: links with health and sustainability |
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Franzolini, Fernanda |
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Franzolini, Fernanda Carvalho, Graça Simões de Santana, Carolina Maria Boccuzzi Calegari, Andreia dos Santos Almeida, Ester Aparecida Ely de Soares, João Paulo Reis Jorge, Jessica Neves, Franciele Dutra das Lemos, Erika Romanholo Silva |
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Carvalho, Graça Simões de Santana, Carolina Maria Boccuzzi Calegari, Andreia dos Santos Almeida, Ester Aparecida Ely de Soares, João Paulo Reis Jorge, Jessica Neves, Franciele Dutra das Lemos, Erika Romanholo Silva |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Franzolini, Fernanda Carvalho, Graça Simões de Santana, Carolina Maria Boccuzzi Calegari, Andreia dos Santos Almeida, Ester Aparecida Ely de Soares, João Paulo Reis Jorge, Jessica Neves, Franciele Dutra das Lemos, Erika Romanholo Silva |
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Pandemics Biodiversity preservation Secondary school Biology education Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação Science & Technology Educação de qualidade |
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Pandemics Biodiversity preservation Secondary school Biology education Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação Science & Technology Educação de qualidade |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that sustainable actions to preserve biodiversity are critical to preventing new microorganisms from harming human health. In this sense, education and encouraging young people’s interest in local biodiversity are crucial to promoting its preservation and sustainability. This research studied the biodiversity interests of 14–15-year-old students in São Paulo State, focusing on the links between biodiversity and human health. The criterion of maximum variation was used to constitute a heterogeneous sample of students. Students answered a four-point Likert questionnaire. The items in this questionnaire were divided into categories related to the interest of young people in biodiversity, and these were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Wilcoxon test). Categories of biodiversity linked to “health or human utility” were of higher interest to young people than those with no links to human benefits, such as “diversity of organisms”. These findings, along with the literature, showed that young people are interested in biodiversity issues associated with human health. Therefore, teaching biodiversity should reflect on new possibilities for making a more sustainable environment and promoting social and environmental justice, fundamental aspects of promoting and guaranteeing human health. |
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Franzolini, F., Carvalho, G.S., Santana, C.M.B., Calegari, A.S., Almeida, E.A.E., Soares, J.P.R., Jorge, J. Neves, F.D. & Lemos, E.R.S. (2021) Students’ Interests in Biodiversity: Links with Health and Sustainability. Sustainability, 13, 1-15 (13767) 2071-1050 10.3390/su132413767 13767 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/biology_education_health_education_sustainability |
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