Conceptions of Portuguese Science Teachers on the Concept of Ecoethics

Ecoethics is a philosophical subject that studies the moral relationship of human beings concerning the environment and its non-human components. Education for ecoethics addresses issues of how to live, how to make environmental choices, and how to think about the consequences of human activities. I...

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Main Authors: Luísa Carvalho (Author), Luís Dourado (Author), Maria José Varandas (Author)
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Published: MDPI AG, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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