Conocimientos en educación ambiental adquiridos en niveles básica y media básica en México y su influencia para estudiar ingeniería ambiental

Abstract

According to the United Nations 2023 agenda, sustainable development goal 4 (Quality Education) aims to ensure that all students acquire knowledge to promote sustainable development and lifestyle. In Mexico, from preschool levels to the professional level, students receive knowledge and skills to train them as professionals and citizens aware of caring for the environment. A descriptive and non-experimental research was carried out on Environmental Engineering students at a university in Mexico. A survey with 10 personal, multiple-choice questions was applied on knowledge acquired in preschool, basic education, and basic secondary education on care. Of the environment and how it influenced the study of environmental engineering. 88.46% received knowledge about caring for the environment, 96% acquired skills about caring for water, 86% about garbage separation and recycling, and 65% about the importance of plants and animals. In 78.5%, the education received before university did influence their choice of a career in environmental engineering. Due to the environmental problems that we are currently experiencing, it was the main reason for studying environmental engineering (61.54%). 79% would like to study a postgraduate degree in environmental engineering. The education that people receive from preschool to professional allows them to grow with an awareness of caring for water, electricity, and correct garbage management, and this allows them to carry out their activities as professionals with a focus on caring for the environment.