ABSTRACT

This study aims at investigating students’ awareness of green chemistry principles (GCPs) which are infused in two context-based projects that are related to socio-scientific issues, namely climate change and materials’ recycling. At first, content analysis of the projects’ activities showed the infusion of four GCPs. Subsequently, the students’ written reports associated with these activities were evaluated in order to examine the incorporation of different GCPs in their argumentation. The four principles identified in the first part of the study, were also shown to be incorporated in students’ argumentation, although with variable frequency. The specific themes which manifest students’ awareness of the different GCPs were also identified. These themes may guide the effective design of educational material dedicated to the infusion of GCPs in chemistry education, thus contributing to the promotion of students’ environmental awareness and the development of skills which characterise socially responsible citizenship.

摘要

这项研究旨在调查学生对绿色化学原理（GCP）的认识，这些化学原理已被引入与社会科学问题（气候变化和材料回收）相关的两个基于情境的项目中。首先，对项目活动的内容分析显示注入了四个GCP。随后，对学生与这些活动相关的书面报告进行了评估，以检查他们的论证中是否包含了不同的GCP。在研究的第一部分中确定的四个原则也被显示为被纳入学生的论证中，尽管其频率是可变的。还确定了表明学生对不同GCP意识的特定主题。