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School-based enterprises and environmental sustainability

In this chapter, some of the environmental consequences of the production process and the products and services delivered by school-based enterprises (SBEs). It presents a broad educational framework to assist educators in restructuring current vocational practices to promote environmental stewardship. The chapter focuses on the methodology used to explore two public secondary schools in Colombia that have implemented SBEs with an environmental orientation. Finally, it discusses the difficulties of fostering environmental protection in view of the obstacles schools encounter in implementing their vocational programs.

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Authors: Arenas, Alberto
Date: 2009
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Technology; Research; Providers of education and training;

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