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Project-Based Learning as a Pedagogical Tool in Teaching the Safe Management of Pesticides in an Agricultural-Rural Community

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    Identifier: imarina:9231037
    Authors:
    Hernández, Jesús-MaríaReyes, AdrianaDueñas, Jorge-ManuelMerchán-Merchán, MarthaLópez, Gerson-Dirceu
    Abstract:
    Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching method that has proven effective in stimulating student learning through meaningful experiences that focus on solving problems, many of which are part of the learners' everyday lives. Therefore, this research aimed to use PBL as a pedagogical tool to identify environmental problems caused by the inefficient use of pesticides in agricultural communities by implementing and developing a school research project in natural sciences. To achieve the objective, we use a direct sample of 80 students (66.3% girls) aged between 15 and 17 with an average age of 16.1 (SD = 70), and an indirect sample of 338 agricultural workers (57.20% men) aged between 17 and 61, with an average age of 26.9 (SD = 11.12). Our results showed that the PBL is an adequate tool to teach content situated in the population's needs and be adequate to educate rural populations informally. This pedagogical strategy can improve the environmental awareness of the students through their participation in the community. Educational and socio-community implications are discussed
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Hernández, Jesús-María; Reyes, Adriana; Dueñas, Jorge-Manuel; Merchán-Merchán, Martha; López, Gerson-Dirceu
    Department: Psicologia
    URV's Author/s: Dueñas Rada, Jorge Manuel
    Keywords: Rural community Project-based learning Pesticides Exposure Environmental awareness
    Abstract: Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching method that has proven effective in stimulating student learning through meaningful experiences that focus on solving problems, many of which are part of the learners' everyday lives. Therefore, this research aimed to use PBL as a pedagogical tool to identify environmental problems caused by the inefficient use of pesticides in agricultural communities by implementing and developing a school research project in natural sciences. To achieve the objective, we use a direct sample of 80 students (66.3% girls) aged between 15 and 17 with an average age of 16.1 (SD = 70), and an indirect sample of 338 agricultural workers (57.20% men) aged between 17 and 61, with an average age of 26.9 (SD = 11.12). Our results showed that the PBL is an adequate tool to teach content situated in the population's needs and be adequate to educate rural populations informally. This pedagogical strategy can improve the environmental awareness of the students through their participation in the community. Educational and socio-community implications are discussed
    Thematic Areas: Sociology and political science Sociology Sociología Saúde coletiva Psychology Psicología Pedagogical & educational research Interdisciplinar Historia Education & educational research Education Educación Educação Developmental and educational psychology Ciencias sociales Ciencias de la educación
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: jorgemanuel.duenas@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-8954-7947
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/remie/article/view/6794
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Multidisciplinar Y Journal Of Educational Research. 11 (2): 128-157
    APA: Hernández, Jesús-María; Reyes, Adriana; Dueñas, Jorge-Manuel; Merchán-Merchán, Martha; López, Gerson-Dirceu (2021). Project-Based Learning as a Pedagogical Tool in Teaching the Safe Management of Pesticides in an Agricultural-Rural Community. Multidisciplinar Y Journal Of Educational Research, 11(2), 128-157. DOI: 10.17583/remie.0.6794
    Article's DOI: 10.17583/remie.0.6794
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education,Education & Educational Research,Sociology and Political Science
    Rural community
    Project-based learning
    Pesticides
    Exposure
    Environmental awareness
    Sociology and political science
    Sociology
    Sociología
    Saúde coletiva
    Psychology
    Psicología
    Pedagogical & educational research
    Interdisciplinar
    Historia
    Education & educational research
    Education
    Educación
    Educação
    Developmental and educational psychology
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias de la educación
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