Abstract

TORRES RUIZ, Ángela Esther. Guidelines for the Formulation of Soil Conservation Practices in University Students. Estudios del Desarrollo Social [online]. 2023, vol.11, n.2  Epub Aug 01, 2023. ISSN 2308-0132.

Promoting environmental literacy from the educational space emerges as a way to provide students with theoretical and practical tools to establish harmonious and respectful links with the environment and its different resources, including the soil. The purpose of this study, developed from a quantitative approach, was to determine the guidelines for formulating soil conservation practices based on environmental literacy. To do this, a sample of 155 newly admitted students of Agronomic, Agroindustrial and Environmental Engineering was considered, selected from a census sample, to whom a Questionnaire with Likert-Type, Selection and Dichotomous items was applied. The results showed a high level of environmental sensitivity in the students; however, there was a lack of knowledge of basic concepts and the effect of factors linked to agricultural activities that took place in the geographical context, as well as specific soil conservation practices. It is concluded that the guidelines for formulating these practices must be based on the need to implement strategies to make relevant information available to students on the effects that the different anthropogenic factors generate on the soil, based on the knowledge of their contextual reality.

Keywords : soil conservation; soil degradation; environmental education; environmental literacy; environmental awareness.

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