Educación ambiental: acciones climáticas afirmativas en los estudiantes de administración pública de la ESPAM MFL

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v14i7.49255

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Sostenibilidad, Cambio de Comportamiento, Alfabetización Climática.

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El objetivo de esta investigación es sistematizar el conocimiento en educación ambiental y acciones climáticas afirmativas para los estudiantes de Administración Pública de la Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí Manuel Félix López (ESPAM MFL). La educación ambiental es clave para fomentar el compromiso climático en la gestión pública. Este estudio evaluó el impacto de una intervención formativa en 147 estudiantes de Administración Pública de la ESPAM MFL, distribuidos entre los tres primeros niveles de la carrera. Se aplicaron encuestas antes y después de una estrategia basada en la metodología ECAS, estructurada en cuatro fases: contenidos educativos, talleres de concientización, actividades prácticas y reflexión crítica, ejecutadas presencialmente con acompañamiento docente. Tras la intervención, se obtuvo como resulto el nivel 1N-C mostró un aumento en el acuerdo sobre la importancia de las acciones climáticas afirmativas (de 51.43% a 74.37%), y sobre el concepto de huella de carbono (de 43% a 58.99%). Asimismo, el 83.38% expresó disposición a cambiar sus hábitos de consumo, y el 84.18% reconoció responsabilidad personal hacia la conservación. La participación en actividades ambientales también creció, aunque se mantiene baja en niveles superiores. El género femenino concentró mayor porcentaje de acuerdo en casi todas las afirmaciones. Se concluye que la intervención mejoró sustancialmente la comprensión, percepción y compromiso ambiental, especialmente en los primeros niveles. La aplicación de metodologías activas, contextualizadas y dirigidas, demuestra ser efectiva para fortalecer competencias climáticas en estudiantes de formación pública.

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Educación ambiental: acciones climáticas afirmativas en los estudiantes de administración pública de la ESPAM MFL. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 7, p. e6714749255, 2025. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v14i7.49255. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/rsd/article/view/49255. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.