Educational module on waste management & source separation : process of developing a general educational module for households in Ningbo, the People’s Republic of China
Pokki, Amanda (2021)
2021
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An international education export company called Tutor eInstitute, which develops eLearning courses for countries in Asia, commissioned this thesis and the content for a general, basic-level educational module on waste management and waste source separation. The target group was identified as households in Ningbo, the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of this product-oriented thesis is to explain the background and process of developing the module. The module itself intends to work as community-level educational material which aims to increase accurate waste separation at source and knowledge about the solid waste management process.
There is great potential for waste recycling as well as utilisation of food waste in China. However, waste sorting behaviour is uncommon in households. The lack of knowledge on how to separate waste is one key reason. Education provides the public with the necessary information on the practical aspects of waste sorting. Education can also influence factors such as attitudes, as well as shape beliefs and values, which may lead to more environmentally friendly behaviour.
The creation of the module consisted largely of research, collection, and compilation of relevant information. Piloting, implementation, and evaluation of the module are to be done in the future by the commissioning company.
The result was a module that follows the six functional elements of a solid waste management system, which begins with waste generation, followed by waste handling, separation, storage, and processing at the source, followed by collection, then transfer and transport, then separation, processing, and transformation of solid waste and, lastly, disposal. The first section of the module provides learners with action-based knowledge on waste separation, including sorting guidelines, and the rest of the module focuses on declarative knowledge when the elements in a solid waste management system are presented. The module was developed so that it can be relatively easily modified to suit different target audiences in the future.
There is great potential for waste recycling as well as utilisation of food waste in China. However, waste sorting behaviour is uncommon in households. The lack of knowledge on how to separate waste is one key reason. Education provides the public with the necessary information on the practical aspects of waste sorting. Education can also influence factors such as attitudes, as well as shape beliefs and values, which may lead to more environmentally friendly behaviour.
The creation of the module consisted largely of research, collection, and compilation of relevant information. Piloting, implementation, and evaluation of the module are to be done in the future by the commissioning company.
The result was a module that follows the six functional elements of a solid waste management system, which begins with waste generation, followed by waste handling, separation, storage, and processing at the source, followed by collection, then transfer and transport, then separation, processing, and transformation of solid waste and, lastly, disposal. The first section of the module provides learners with action-based knowledge on waste separation, including sorting guidelines, and the rest of the module focuses on declarative knowledge when the elements in a solid waste management system are presented. The module was developed so that it can be relatively easily modified to suit different target audiences in the future.