abstract: Education for sustainable development (ESD) is an academic goal for many courses in higher learning. ESD encompasses a specific range of learning outcomes, competencies, skills and literacies that include and exceed the acquisition of content knowledge. Methods and case studies for measuring learning outcomes in ESD is absent from the literature. This case study of an undergraduate course in urban sustainability examines the processes, curriculum, pedagogies, and methods to explore whether or not learning outcomes in education for sustainable development are being reached. Observations of the course, and the statistical analysis of student surveys from course evaluations, are explored to help identify the relationships between learning outcomes in ESD and the processes of learning and teaching in the case study. Recommendations are made for applying the lessons of the case study to other courses, and for continuing further research in this area. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.U.E.P. Urban and Environmental Planning 2012

The development methods mostly applied until today provoked severe environmental imbalances in the world. To deal with this, almost twenty-five years ago the environmental issues were introduced in the agenda of discussions in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, intending to introduce a more sustainable approach of development (Desai and Potter, 2002, p 478). The current study explores how sustainability is transferred, interpreted and integrated into national education, through the comparison of experiences between Cuba and Sweden. Based on a qualitative research approach, the study first presents and analyses the international discourse on the topic, as well as the conceptual and theoretical framework that has been formed mainly from the narrative of UNESCO and UNEVOC. Afterwards, national education curricula are being examined to understand ow the sustainability concept is addressed in TVET, while an empirical analysis presents how the university teachers and the students of two Agroecology programs perceive and interpret sustainability. To achieve this, the methods of document analysis and semi-structured interviews have been employed. The findings of the study indicate that the international discourse has detected the main goals of sustainability for TVET, the conditions that lead to this necessity and the importance of this part of education, since it is the only one that is directly connected to labour. However, the interpretation is different in each case, since it is affected by the socio-political, economical and historical context of each country. In Cuba, sustainability is the means of autochthonous development, efficient use of the natural resources with respect to the environment, in order to deal with the economic crisis and food insecurity of the Special Period. In Sweden, sustainability emerged as a need of alternative ways of producing energy and consuming, as environmental awareness raised against the exploitation of the natural environment. Using the two contrary cases, the study intends to explore the dimensions that the concept can have. The World Commission on Environment and Development’s report in 1987 (p.41) first defined sustainable development as “the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. To conclude, this study intends to contribute to a better understanding of what sustainable development means. The experiences of university teachers and students present sustainability, as understood in the set of agroecology in higher vocational institute. This study is a small contribution in the total work towards sustainability. It could be the beginning of exploring in the future how sustainability is interpreted and integrated in other countries of the world.

Esta tese teve como objetivo compreender o processo de construção da nova matriz curricular integrada de um curso de Administração, identificando qual o espaço que a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável (EDS) ocupa, com base na Teoria da Atividade Histórico-Cultural. Para a consecução do objetivo, foi necessário entender o contexto geral de ação, mapeando a atuação das demais IES da cidade, sendo possível perceber que existem algumas diferenças perceptíveis quando da análise mais apurada ou mesmo em um comparativo, porém, percebe-se que para o público em geral, as nuanças que seriam os diferenciais dos cursos, são pouco evidenciadas. O entendimento da instituição e curso também foi necessário, pautando seus principais acontecimentos ao longo dos anos de existência. O curso existe desde 1999 e esta foi a segunda alteração da matriz original, que congregou a integração de atividades entre três cursos, a saber, Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Ciências Econômicas, a partir da proposição de criação de uma Escola de Negócios. A ótica de análise dos dados se deu a partir da visão e percepção dos professores do curso de Administração. A partir do entendimento do contexto, da unidade de análise e das movimentações em prol da mudança da matriz curricular, optou-se pela utilização da Teoria da Atividade Histórico Cultural, que possibilitou a compreensão das tensões e contradições presentes nas atividades dos atores, sendo utilizada como lente teórico metodológica. Desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa classificada como qualitativa, descritiva, por meio de um estudo de caso, refletindo as características peculiares da organização, do curso e do NDE entrevistado. A coleta de dados repercutiu na disposição de algumas projeções estratégias ao curso: (i) capacitação integral dos professores no Moodle, com a finalidade de disponibilizar um portfólio maior de alternativas em sala de aula; (ii) a criação de uma sala temática para que seja possível o trabalho de diversas disciplinas no mesmo âmbito e (iii) a construção de um banco de dados com a disponibilidade de empresas para visitas técnicas, reforçando a proposição de união teoria/ prática. Em relação à análise do sistema de atividade, foi possível perceber que a expansão do objeto da atividade, de acordo com a proposição inicial, no fomento à criação da Escola de Negócios, não aconteceu. As tensões e contradições existentes durante os estudos e reuniões para a mudança da matriz curricular demonstraram que o processo concentrou-se em analisar disciplinas comuns aos três cursos, algo não descaracterizado como importante dentro do processo, porém, sem a possibilidade de expansão do objeto em relação à proposição inicial lançada. Porém, os docentes do curso de Administração conseguem lançar uma ferramenta metodológica de poder construtivo interessante e que autoriza aos demais professores do curso a possibilidade de experienciar atividades conjuntas, que buscam a interdisciplinaridade, chamado Seminário Integrador. Em relação ao espaço que a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável (EDS) ocupa nas disciplinas, ainda existem limitadores até mesmo de formação dos próprios professores, apesar de ser um imperativo para os entrevistados, a necessidade de inserção e discussão da temática em qualquer área de atuação, não somente pautada na existência de uma disciplina a tratar destes assuntos no curso. A sugestão de trabalho em torno da próxima mudança curricular é que ela seja acompanhada e guiada de maneira mais próxima pela Pró-Reitoria de Graduação ou mesmo por um professor eleito para tal, com a finalidade de entender melhor o processo e mediar discussões, fluxo de informações, devolutivas entre gestão estratégica e os NDE’s de cada curso. / The following dissertation aimed to comprise the process of construction of the new integrated syllabus in a Business Administration major, identifying the space that education for sustainable development (ESD) holds, based on the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. To achieve the goal, it was necessary to understand the general context of action, mapping the development of other Higher Education Institutions of the city, being possible to embrace the fact that there are some noticeable differences when going through a more or even in a comparison, however, it is clear that for the general public, the nuances that would be the differential of the majors are little highlighted. The improved understanding of the institution and major was also necessary, basing its main events over the years of existence. The major has been active since 1999 and this was the second amendment of the original syllabus, which brought together the integration of activities among three majors, namely, Business Administration, Accounting, and Economics; from proposing the establishment of an Integrated Business School. The data analysis was from the view and perception of Business Administration faculty members. Considering the understanding of the context, the unit of analysis and the effort to change the syllabus, the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory has been chosen, providing a view on the tensions and contradictions in the activities of the actors, being used as a theoretical and methodological baseline. The research developed has been classified as qualitative, descriptive, through a case study, reflecting the unique characteristics of the organization, major and faculty members interviewed. The data collection reflected the willingness of some projections strategies to the major: (i) comprehensive training of professors at Moodle, in order to provide a larger portfolio of alternatives in the classroom; (ii) the creation of a themed room so that many courses can take place simultaneously, and (iii) the construction of a database with the availability of companies for technical visits, strengthening the proposition of putting together theory and practice. Regarding the analysis of the activity system, it was perceived that the expansion of the object of the activity, according to the initial proposal, fostering the creation of the Integrated School of Business, has not happened. The tensions and contradictions during the studies and meetings to change the syllabus demonstrated that the process focused on analyzing subjects common to the three majors, something not mischaracterized as important within the process, but without the possibility of expansion of the object in relation to the initial proposal posed. Notwithstanding, the faculty of Business Administration get to release a methodological tool of interesting constructive power, providing the other teachers of the major the possibility of experiencing joint activities, aiming to interdisciplinary activities called Integrative Seminar. Regarding the space that education for sustainable development (ESD) holds in the courses, there are still limiting factors even in relation to teachers’ education, despite being an imperative to respondents, the need for integration and discussion of the subject in any area, not only guided by the existence of a course to deal with such issues in the major. The suggestion of work regarding the next syllabus change is that it is followed and guided more closely by the Dean’s Office or even by a professor elected to do so, in order to better understand the process and mediate discussions, flow of information, feedback between strategic management and faculty for each major.

Presentemente, a responsabilidade socioambiental tornou-se um dos temas centrais nas discussões de negócios, com isso, cresceu a necessidade da formação de líderes e gestores com consciência socioambiental. Nesse contexto, identificou-se um crescimento da demanda nos cursos na área de negócios, pela fomação de gestores capazes de fazer a adequada gestão das suas organizações. Essa demanda já vem sendo atendida pelos cursos de Administração e Negócios em Instituições internacionais. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa tem por objetivo geral analisar como a responsabilidade socioambiental está sendo abordada na formação dos administradores nas Instituições de Ensino Superior da cidade de Caxias do Sul. Como objetivos específicos, visa a identificar como está sendo inserida a temática da responsabilidade socioambiental nos currículos dos cursos de Administração das Instituições de Ensino Supeior (IES) de Caxias do Sul; o nível de engajamento socioambiental das IES pesquisadas; identificar as melhores práticas na inserção da sustentabilidade nos cursos de negócios em Instituições no exterior; fornecer subsídios para uma abordagem de educação que insira a temática sustentabilidade nos currículos de Administração de Empresas. Para atingir os objetivos propostos, foi realizado um estudo de múltiplos casos na cidade de Caxias do Sul com oito IES que ofertam cursos de Administração de Empresas na modalidade presencial. Entre os resultados obtidos, foi identificado que ainda é incipiente a inserção da temática da sustentabilidade nas Instituições pesquisadas. Os professores estão demonstrando interesse por essa temática em decorrência das demandas dos alunos, já nas Instituições do exterior, a introdução da sustentabilidade partiu do engajamento institucional para, então, envolver a comunidade acadêmica. O Ensino Superior faz parte importante do desenvolvimento da sociedade, desse modo, os resultados da pesquisa realizada são retomados no capítulo das considerações finais em que foi possível identificar que existe muito ainda para desenvolver no campo da Educação Superior no que tange à responsabilidade socioambiental. / Currently, environmental responsibility has become a central theme in discussions of business, therewith, the need for increased training of leaders and managers with environmental consciousness. In this context, we identified a growing demand in courses on business, by training managers able to make the proper environmental management of their organizations. This demand is already being met by courses on Business Administration and International Institutions. Accordingly, this research aims to analyze how environmental responsibility is being addressed in the training of administrators in Higher Education Institutions in the city of Caxias do Sul. The specific objectives aim to identify how it is being inserted into the theme of environmental responsibility in the curricula of Institutions in Caxias do Sul, the level of environmental engagement of them; identify the best practices in the integration of sustainability into business courses in overseas institutions and provide support for an approach to education that insert the theme sustainability in the curriculum of Business Administration. To achieve the objectives proposed, a multiple case study has been carried out in the city of Caxias do Sul, with eight institutions that offer courses in Business Administration. Among the results, it has been identified that is still incipient to introduce the theme of sustainability in the institutions surveyed. Teachers are showing interest in this subject due to the demands of the students, now in Institutions abroad; the introduction of sustainability came from institutional engagement; and, then, engages the academic community. Higher Education is important to the development of society, thereby, the results of the survey are contained in the chapter of final considerations where it has been identified that there is much yet to develop in the field of Higher Education with respect to environmental responsibility.

O objetivo deste trabalho é elucidar a relação da percepção dos docentes e profissionais sobre as competências para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável Corporativo (DSC), comparando o que é ensinado nos cursos de administração ao que é necessário na prática, em relação às competências para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (DS), em organizações no Brasil. Levando em consideração o conceito de DSC e o Triple Bottom Line (TBL), existem competências específicas para a gestão deste DS: competências organizacionais (ligadas ao DSC, por meio de estratégias para alcançar o conceito de TBL de DS); competências distintivas (que abrangem as competências em cada uma das dimensões do TBL) e competências foco (que abordam as dimensões em conjunto) e ainda ter a formação em competências individuais (abrangidas normalmente nos cursos de administração de forma geral), para conseguir conjuntamente com as competências desenvolvidas pela organização melhor gerir os objetivos do DS. Para tanto é necessário a Educação para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (EDS) inserida em conteúdos dos cursos de administração, e que tem como objetivo o enfoque em se construir uma sociedade que se desenvolva de maneira sustentável, preparando profissionais que conheçam gestão para atuarem em organizações de diferentes maneiras em busca do desenvolvimento sem prejudicar o ambiente para que ele se mantenha para gerações futuras. Assim, para se alcançar o objetivo proposto, esta pesquisa foi efetuada uma pesquisa de levantamento por amostragem (amostra por conveniência) com profissionais do DS nas organizações brasileiras; e com coordenadores de curso e docentes, ainda houve a pesquisa documental por meio de uma análise de conteúdo dos Projetos Pedagógicos de Curso (PPC), planos de ensino, grades curriculares e ementas de cursos de administração com notas quatro e cinco no Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes (ENADE) e/ou signatários do Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME); a terceira etapa se constituiu da comparação dos dados obtidos nestas duas etapas anteriores e finalmente a etapa quatro que relacionou todas as etapas para responder o objetivo geral do trabalho. Dentre os principais resultados obtidos têm-se que há concordância entre os docentes e profissionais no que tange ao conceito de DS, ambos percebem o TBL como principal; no entanto quando comparados com os conteúdos encontrados nos documentos analisados a maioria destes não possuem a abordagem TBL, mas tendem a ter mais assuntos relacionados à dimensão ambiental, que acaba por coincidir com a maior área de atuação dos profissionais que responderam a esta pesquisa; sobre a abordagem dada ao DS, todos concordam que o mesmo deve estar diretamente ligado às estratégias das organizações. Apesar destas concordâncias, o que ocorre nas organizações ainda está distante da visão dos acadêmicos. O outro resultado importante deste trabalho é que os profissionais e acadêmicos concordam que o administrador precisa saber trabalhar de forma interdisciplinar, unindo questões financeiras, ambientais e sociais; ter pensamento sistêmico; conhecer o modelo do TBL e ter resiliência, dentre as competências do profissional. Já em relação às competências distintivas, ambos concordam que as mais importantes estão relacionadas à dimensão social; e sobre as competências foco, ambos concordam que as mais importantes estão relacionadas a abordar o TBL de forma completa e sempre voltado ao benefício de todos os stakeholders. Baseando-se nestes resultados foram propostos modelos de melhoria do EDS para os cursos de administração. / The objective of this research is to elucidate the relationship between academia´s and professionals\' perceptions of the competencies for Corporate Sustainable Development (CSD), comparing what is taught in management courses to what is needed in practice in Brazilian organizations. Regarding the concept of CSD and the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), there are specific competences for the Sustainable Development (SD) management: organizational competences (linked to the CSD, through strategies to achieve the SD concept of TBL); distinctive competences (covering competences in each of the TBL dimensions) and focus competences (which address the dimensions together) and still have the individual competences (usually discussed in management courses) to better manage the CSD together with the competences developed by the organizations. Hence it is necessary the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) inserted in the contents of the management courses, and that aims to focus on building a society that develops in a sustainable way, preparing professionals who know management to work in organizations in different ways in order to develop without harming the environment so that it remains for future generations. Thus, to achieve the proposed objective, this research was developed in four stages: the first with the professionals who work with the SD in organizations, through a sampling survey (convenience sampling). The second with the academy, including the course coordinators and faculty in a survey research and a documentary research through a content analysis of the pedagogical documentation from management courses with grades four and five in the National Student Performance Examination (ENADE) and/or signatories of Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). The third stage was the comparison of the data obtained in these two previous steps. The fourth step aimed to answer the core objective of the research. Among the main results, there is an agreement between the faculty and professionals concerning the concept of SD, both perceived the TBL as most important concept. However, when compared to the contents found in the documents analyzed most of these do not have the TBL approach, but the environmental dimension, which corresponded to the area of activity of the most professionals who answered this research. On the approach given to the SD, everyone agrees that the same should be directly linked to the strategies of the organizations. Despite these consensus, what happens in organizations is still far from the vision of the faculty. The other important result is that the professionals and faculty agree that the manager needs to know how to work interdisciplinary, uniting financial, environmental and social issues; to think in a systemic way; to understand the TBL and to be resilient, among the professional competences. About the distinctive competences, both agree that the most important ones are related to the social dimension. And on the focus competences both agree that the most important ones are related to addressing the TBL in a complete means and always focused to the benefit of all stakeholders. Based on these results, it was proposed models to improve the ESD for the management courses.

The aim of this thesis is to investigate how young children’s narration of an everyday object, the meatball, is a beneficial approach to systems thinking and if something emerges that could be useful in education for sustainable development in early childhood education. In a world of complexities, our role as participants in systems encompassing food, energy and waste is neglected in favor of drawing attention to individual events. Systems thinking is about understanding complexity, a key aspect of the resilience approach to sustainable development. Research shows valuable return-on-investments from early childhood education for sustainable development, but the field lack academic attention. The research method is case studies at pre-schools based on narrative inquiry. The study creates situations where children explore their own boundaries. Findings show that humans are largely missing from the children’s social-ecological system and a difference in the approach of acknowledging uncertainty vs. imaginary explanations to phenomena surrounding a meatball. It finds that zooming out from one familiar object is a simple way to introduce systems thinking in early childhood education and that narration is a useful approach to identify knowledge gaps.

This present case study is exploring whether an Education for Sustainable Development initiative, as exemplified by the South African Earthchild Project (ECP), which is focused on yoga, environmental education and hiking, can empower children and enhance their agency to become agents of change for Sustainable Development. With empowerment and agency theories as a backdrop, a quasi-experimental design is adopted. A drawing method is used in combination with follow-up interviews with an experimental group (children exposed to ECP) and a control group (children not exposed to ECP). Additional data were collected by a focus group session, semi-structured interviews and participant observation. These additional sources are youth who have been members of ECP for numerous years. The findings of this research suggest that that children and youth who are exposed to ECP’s activities are more empowered and have more agency in terms of Sustainable Development than those who are not exposed. Taking into account the study’s limitations and imperfections, it can be concluded that ECP, using an ESD-inspired approach, is meeting its intended objectives.

Presentemente, a responsabilidade socioambiental tornou-se um dos temas centrais nas discussões de negócios, com isso, cresceu a necessidade da formação de líderes e gestores com consciência socioambiental. Nesse contexto, identificou-se um crescimento da demanda nos cursos na área de negócios, pela fomação de gestores capazes de fazer a adequada gestão das suas organizações. Essa demanda já vem sendo atendida pelos cursos de Administração e Negócios em Instituições internacionais. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa tem por objetivo geral analisar como a responsabilidade socioambiental está sendo abordada na formação dos administradores nas Instituições de Ensino Superior da cidade de Caxias do Sul. Como objetivos específicos, visa a identificar como está sendo inserida a temática da responsabilidade socioambiental nos currículos dos cursos de Administração das Instituições de Ensino Supeior (IES) de Caxias do Sul; o nível de engajamento socioambiental das IES pesquisadas; identificar as melhores práticas na inserção da sustentabilidade nos cursos de negócios em Instituições no exterior; fornecer subsídios para uma abordagem de educação que insira a temática sustentabilidade nos currículos de Administração de Empresas. Para atingir os objetivos propostos, foi realizado um estudo de múltiplos casos na cidade de Caxias do Sul com oito IES que ofertam cursos de Administração de Empresas na modalidade presencial. Entre os resultados obtidos, foi identificado que ainda é incipiente a inserção da temática da sustentabilidade nas Instituições pesquisadas. Os professores estão demonstrando interesse por essa temática em decorrência das demandas dos alunos, já nas Instituições do exterior, a introdução da sustentabilidade partiu do engajamento institucional para, então, envolver a comunidade acadêmica. O Ensino Superior faz parte importante do desenvolvimento da sociedade, desse modo, os resultados da pesquisa realizada são retomados no capítulo das considerações finais em que foi possível identificar que existe muito ainda para desenvolver no campo da Educação Superior no que tange à responsabilidade socioambiental. / Currently, environmental responsibility has become a central theme in discussions of business, therewith, the need for increased training of leaders and managers with environmental consciousness. In this context, we identified a growing demand in courses on business, by training managers able to make the proper environmental management of their organizations. This demand is already being met by courses on Business Administration and International Institutions. Accordingly, this research aims to analyze how environmental responsibility is being addressed in the training of administrators in Higher Education Institutions in the city of Caxias do Sul. The specific objectives aim to identify how it is being inserted into the theme of environmental responsibility in the curricula of Institutions in Caxias do Sul, the level of environmental engagement of them; identify the best practices in the integration of sustainability into business courses in overseas institutions and provide support for an approach to education that insert the theme sustainability in the curriculum of Business Administration. To achieve the objectives proposed, a multiple case study has been carried out in the city of Caxias do Sul, with eight institutions that offer courses in Business Administration. Among the results, it has been identified that is still incipient to introduce the theme of sustainability in the institutions surveyed. Teachers are showing interest in this subject due to the demands of the students, now in Institutions abroad; the introduction of sustainability came from institutional engagement; and, then, engages the academic community. Higher Education is important to the development of society, thereby, the results of the survey are contained in the chapter of final considerations where it has been identified that there is much yet to develop in the field of Higher Education with respect to environmental responsibility.

Vi har skrivit en kunskapsöversikt med syftet att undersöka om och hur lärares kunskaper- och undervisning om hållbar utveckling skiljer sig. Vi ville undersöka om skillnaderna har betydelse för den holistiska undervisning som ESD förespråkar. Därför undersökte vi även vad skillnaderna innebär för det holistiska perspektivet i ämnesintegrerade samarbeten. Metoden har inneburit att söka efter forskning i databaserna ERC, ERIC och SwePub vilket resulterade ifyra forskningsstudier. Tre av studierna undersöker lärarnas undervisning och en av studierna lärarnas kunskaper. Samtliga studier är genomförda i en svensk kontext. I resultatdelen behandlas bl.a. lärares kunskaper om hållbar utveckling, metoder i undervisningen samt vilken betydelse skillnader i lärares undervisning har i ämnesintegrerade samarbeten. I slutdiskussionen görs en summering av resultatet i relation till kunskapsöversiktensfrågeställningar. Slutsatsen innebär att både lärares kunskaper och metoder kan skilja sig och påverka möjligheterna för en holistisk undervisning. Samtidigt innebär skillnaderna en potential att främja en holistisk förståelse genom ämnesintegrerade samarbeten. Det förs även en diskussion om yrkesrelevansen för samhällskunskapslärare samt metod och urval. Ett resultat av sökprocessen är att samhällskunskapslärares undervisning i hållbarhetsfrågor inte har undersökts vilket används för att motivera framtida forskning.

Poor waste management is a major issue in Moldova today, why work has been made in several areas to resolve waste problems. Still, there is no organized form of sustainable waste management. In case of implementation of such a system, the citizens must know how to use the system and be aware of the consequences that are caused by poor waste management. As a part of this, waste management education in schools has an important role. Therefore this study seeks the relation between waste management and waste management education in schools in Chisinau and also how the conditions in society affect the waste management and waste management education. Based on this, some efforts regarding how waste management in schools can become more sustainable are described.Literature studies showed that an integrative whole-school approach regarding sustainability is a good approach for encouraging action competence in environmental problems, including waste management issues. In order to study the current conditions regarding waste management education and school waste management, four schools in Chisinau were visited where observations and interviews were made. Interviews were also made with some relevant authorities and organizations to complement collected information from school visits. Field studies showed that even though environmental education in Moldova to some extent has been implemented with an interdisciplinary strategy, there are several barriers that affect the effectiveness of this strategy. In addition, waste related problems were blamed on society rather than an insufficient waste management education in schools.The conclusion of the study is that a whole-school concept may be implemented in schools in Chisinau in order to make school waste management more sustainable. This way waste management is taught informally as part of the school environment. To implement this concept, internal and external effortswithin the areas school organization, equipment and education are suggested. A more extensive approach on educational improvements necessary for the concept’s effectiveness will be described in another study on the same topic performed by Julia Skagerberg. / Bristfällig avfallshantering är ett stort problem i Moldavien idag. Åtgärder har gjorts inom flera områden för att nå en lösning på avfallsproblem relaterade till detta, dock finns det fortfarande ingen organiserad form av hållbar avfallsantering. Utifall ett sådant system implementeras så behöver invånarna veta hur de använder systemet. De behöver också vara medvetna om de konsekvenser som orsakas av bristfällig avfallshantering. I detta har utbildningen om avfallshantering i skolor en viktig roll. Den här studien söker relationen mellan avfallshantering och utbildning om avfallshantering i skolor i Chisinau och även hur samhällets förutsättningar påverkar avfallshantering och utbildning om avfallshantering. Baserat på detta ges några förslag på åtgärder som kan bidra till att avfallshanteringen i skolorna i Chisinau kan bli mer hållbar.Litteraturstudierna visade att utbildning om hållbar utveckling bör integreras genom en helskolsmodell för att studenter ska få utveckla handlingskraft gällande miljöproblem, inklusive avfallshanteringsproblem. För att studera de nuvarande förutsättningarna gällande avfallshantering samt utbildning om avfallshantering i skolor så besöktes fyra skolor i Chisinau, där observationer och intervjuer gjordes. Intervjuer gjordes också med några relevanta myndigheter och organisationer för att komplettera den insamlade informationen från skolbesöken. Fältstudierna visade att även om miljöutbildning i Moldavien till viss del har implementerats med en ämnesöverskridande strategi, så finns det ett flertal faktorer som påverkar strategins verkan. Samtidigt så beskylldes avfallsrelateradeproblemen ofta på samhället snarare än på en bristfällig utbildning om miljö och avfallshantering.Studiens slutsats är att en helskolsmodell kan implementeras i skolor i Chisinau för att göra avfallshanteringen mer hållbar. Genom detta kan avfallshantering läras ut informellt, som en del av skolmiljön. För att implementera denna modell föreslås några åtgårder inom områdena skolorganisation, utrustning och utbildning. En mer utförlig redogörelse för nödvändiga utbildningsmässiga förbättringar, som krävs för att modellen ska fungera optimalt, kommer beskrivas i en annan studie på samma ämne utförd av Julia Skagerberg.