DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade

DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade

This research aims to study how the integration of design thinking and participatory design applied to education experiences can promote engagement in sustainability and pro-environmental behavior among young students. The potential of Design to support the culture of sustainability among youth, bri...

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Main Author: Najla Mouchrek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2017-12-01
Series:Mix Sustentável
Subjects:
design for sustainability, youth, engagement, culture, participatory design
Online Access:https://ojs.sites.ufsc.br/index.php/mixsustentavel/article/view/2336
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spelling doaj-44cf7ccb9a444f059b3d6ea87cc9e45f2021-08-20T20:15:12ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)Mix Sustentável2447-08992447-30732017-12-013413514710.29183/2447-3073.MIX2017.v3.n4.135-1471402DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a SustentabilidadeNajla Mouchrek0Interdisciplinary PhD in Human Centered Design (Virginia Tech)This research aims to study how the integration of design thinking and participatory design applied to education experiences can promote engagement in sustainability and pro-environmental behavior among young students. The potential of Design to support the culture of sustainability among youth, bridging the value-action gap in pro-environmental behavior and developing sustainable competencies is investigated. The research uses a multi-method approach. This paper summarizes the findings of the exploratory phase consisting in literature review, context analysis, ethnographic observation and pilot application of Participatory Design activities in undergraduate courses. Preliminary findings show that design-based participatory approaches integrated in educational settings offer excellent opportunities to positive intervention to both engage youth in sustainability and support their development.https://ojs.sites.ufsc.br/index.php/mixsustentavel/article/view/2336design for sustainability, youth, engagement, culture, participatory design
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DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade
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design for sustainability, youth, engagement, culture, participatory design
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title DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade
title_short DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade
title_full DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade
title_fullStr DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade
title_full_unstemmed DESIGN-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY<p>Abordagens de Design para Engajar os Jovens na Transição para a Sustentabilidade
title_sort design-based approaches to engage youth in the transition to sustainability<p>abordagens de design para engajar os jovens na transição para a sustentabilidade
publisher Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
series Mix Sustentável
issn 2447-0899
2447-3073
publishDate 2017-12-01
description This research aims to study how the integration of design thinking and participatory design applied to education experiences can promote engagement in sustainability and pro-environmental behavior among young students. The potential of Design to support the culture of sustainability among youth, bridging the value-action gap in pro-environmental behavior and developing sustainable competencies is investigated. The research uses a multi-method approach. This paper summarizes the findings of the exploratory phase consisting in literature review, context analysis, ethnographic observation and pilot application of Participatory Design activities in undergraduate courses. Preliminary findings show that design-based participatory approaches integrated in educational settings offer excellent opportunities to positive intervention to both engage youth in sustainability and support their development.
topic design for sustainability, youth, engagement, culture, participatory design
url https://ojs.sites.ufsc.br/index.php/mixsustentavel/article/view/2336
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