Education for sustainable development – How are Portuguese children being educated in order to become responsible consumers

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

This study aims to understand how Portuguese children are being taught about education for sustainable development in both formal and non-formal education: environmental contents in the Portuguese Curriculum for Basic Education, Eco-Schools Program – a program created by UNESCO for which schools from all levels can apply to – and other activities developed by NGOs and private companies in this same issue. Results show that the Ministry of Education is still missing the true value of activities such as Eco-Schools and that Environmental Education is still overcoming Education for Sustainable Development in the activities carried by the stakeholders. Also, it was found that parents consider that they have changed behaviors towards a more environmental-friendly way of living due to their children.