Reconfiguring environmental awareness through the dialogue between chemistry, environmental education, and historical consciousness: A bibliographic analysis
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Environmental education, Historical consciousness, Chemistry, Sustainability
Abstract
This study explores the relationship between environmental education, chemistry teaching, and the history of science, based on a bibliographic review. Two complementary lines of inquiry were conducted: one focused on the connection between environmental education and chemistry, and the other on the relationship between environmental education and the history of science. Using VOSviewer software, keyword co-occurrence maps were generated, allowing the visualization of thematic clusters. In the first case, a separation was observed between a technical-scientific cluster—focused on pollution and chemical processes—and a more pedagogical one, centered on ethical and civic education, with few points of convergence.
In the second case, although not a consolidated field either, links were found between sustainability, curriculum, learning, and historical perspective, highlighting the role of the history of science as a conceptual bridge. Drawing on the contributions of Jörn Rüsen and Joachim Schummer, it is proposed that integrating historical consciousness into environmental education and chemistry teaching can enrich the understanding of environmental challenges as long-term processes with cultural and scientific roots. Thus, the notion of “historicalenvironmental consciousness” is proposed as a way to educate individuals capable of understanding change, thinking critically about the future, and acting responsibly in the face of environmental issues.
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Luis Andrés Solano Vega, Ministry of Education, Bogotá, Colombia
PhD in Teaching, Philosophy and History of Science, Professor of Natural Sciences, Secretariat of Education of Bogotá.
Fredy Ramon Garay-Garay, University of Antioquia, Colombia
Doctor in Teaching, Philosophy and History of Science, Professor at the University of Antioquia
John Jairo Briceño-Martínez, Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga
PhD in Trends and Applications of Educational Research, professor at the Industrial University of Santander