Authors :
Dimitrios Poimenidis
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 3 - March
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6458410
Abstract :
The daily life of students and their families is
directly and indirectly related to various daily functions
and practices concerning the use of materials and energy.
Transportation, water use, food types and supplies, the use
of printing paper, packaging materials and their recycling
are very important everyday issues that have a great
impact on people’s lives. They are addressed in the current
study and are directly related to environmental, social,
economic, and political issues. The respective governments
‘role is considered primary on these affairs, while the
education system and the school as an institution play an
important role in providing not only knowledge but mainly
raising children’s awareness. The present study was
conducted from November to December 2020 on primary
school students with the use of a structured closed-ended
questionnaire. The results show a high degree of
implementation of positive practices related to the
reduction and saving mainly of grey energy and resources,
in fields related to student transport, the use of drinking
water from the water supply network, the rational use of
water in the bathroom, the consumption of food products
mainly from the children’s home environment, the
reduction of meat consumption per week, the reduction
and management of packaging and wrapping materials
when purchasing products, the management of printable
paper and the use of printing inks. The implementation of
recycling materials and the adoption of educational
practices concerning the rational use or non-use of
materials and energy to a large extent in the school units of
the study sample as a common element of the study
population seems to significantly enhance the ecological
profile and energy literacy of the students.
Keywords :
Energy Literacy, Grey Energy, Energy Saving, Perceptions, Daily Practices.
The daily life of students and their families is
directly and indirectly related to various daily functions
and practices concerning the use of materials and energy.
Transportation, water use, food types and supplies, the use
of printing paper, packaging materials and their recycling
are very important everyday issues that have a great
impact on people’s lives. They are addressed in the current
study and are directly related to environmental, social,
economic, and political issues. The respective governments
‘role is considered primary on these affairs, while the
education system and the school as an institution play an
important role in providing not only knowledge but mainly
raising children’s awareness. The present study was
conducted from November to December 2020 on primary
school students with the use of a structured closed-ended
questionnaire. The results show a high degree of
implementation of positive practices related to the
reduction and saving mainly of grey energy and resources,
in fields related to student transport, the use of drinking
water from the water supply network, the rational use of
water in the bathroom, the consumption of food products
mainly from the children’s home environment, the
reduction of meat consumption per week, the reduction
and management of packaging and wrapping materials
when purchasing products, the management of printable
paper and the use of printing inks. The implementation of
recycling materials and the adoption of educational
practices concerning the rational use or non-use of
materials and energy to a large extent in the school units of
the study sample as a common element of the study
population seems to significantly enhance the ecological
profile and energy literacy of the students.
Keywords :
Energy Literacy, Grey Energy, Energy Saving, Perceptions, Daily Practices.