Tendencias curriculares en la educación ambiental: tensiones y avances desde las políticas públicas globales. Una revisión sistemática
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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2026-2506Mots-clés :
Currículo, Política Pública, Tendencias, Escuelas y Universidades, educación ambientalRésumé
Introducción: Este artículo analiza las tendencias globales en educación ambiental desde políticas públicas y experiencias institucionales, considerando sus contextos. Metodología: Se realizó un estudio de caso cualitativo con revisión sistemática PRISMA. Se seleccionaron 56 artículos de SCOPUS (1999–2025) y se analizaron 25 con Atlas.ti25. Se usó VOSviewer para el análisis bibliométrico. Resultados: Se observa una tendencia hacia currículos integrados, contextualizados e interdisciplinarios. Discusión: Persisten desafíos en formación docente, articulación entre políticas educativas y ambientales, y evaluación. Conclusiones: El estudio aporta claves críticas para fortalecer propuestas curriculares pertinentes en educación ambiental.
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