Circular economy and its strategic role in education_a qualitative and quantitative approach from the perspective of a public school
International Journal of Development Research
Circular economy and its strategic role in education_a qualitative and quantitative approach from the perspective of a public school
Received 19th March, 2020; Received in revised form 27th April, 2020; Accepted 11th May, 2020; Published online 25th June, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Marcelo Albuquerque de Oliveira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper aims to present a study carried out in a municipal school on the city of Manaus, in the state of Amazonas (Brazil). The proposal was to assess students' perception of the concepts related to education and sustainability and how the circular economy can be boosted in society through consistent educational policies. The methodology consisted of the application of a questionnaire to students of a public school, in order to assess their perception about the environmental theme and the promotion of circular actions. As a conclusion from the study, the existence of a solid educational policy, when offered from the bottom up, is capable of naturally boosting the concepts advocated by the circular economy, creating a natural virtuous circle so that these concepts are strongly rooted in all layers of the individual's educational background.
