An experience of environmental social responsibility at the Metropolitan University of Ecuador

Abstract

Applying university environmental social responsibility through recycling projects is a very valuable experience to develop environmental awareness among students and teachers. The work presented is the result of a project carried out between the Metropolitan University of Ecuador and two educational institutions in the province of Guayas. Theoretical and empirical methods were used in the investigation. It was found that although Ecuador's legal framework conceives environmental education as an aspect of utmost importance, this is not always given the priority it requires, many times teachers who must guide this activity neglect or ignore it on the subject. It is concluded that to be able to form an environmental awareness from the transversal axes, a high pedagogical and didactic domain by teachers is required, and an awareness of the importance of addressing this educational need.