Design a Solid Waste Management Course for Primary School focus on Reduce-Reuse-Recycle : Project: WastED – Export of Education, Waste Management - Target market: Vietnam
Pham, Linh (2014)
Pham, Linh
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201503223424
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201503223424
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This product-oriented Bachelor’s thesis looks at waste-management education in primary schools. The primary objective of the study was to design a basic wastemanagement course, concisely packed in a booklet, ready-to-use for teachers and trainers. The outcome of the thesis, the booklet (content of the course) is expected to be used as one of the materials for the WastED project – Export of Education in Waste Management.
The study is made up of theory sections and a product design section. The theory sections carry two themes: primary pedagogy and waste management. The primary pedagogy theme focuses on creative teaching methods including group work and play & learn. The waste management theme covers the reverse logistics theory, discusses the basic definition of waste and reverse concepts, waste classification, 3Rs of reduce-reuse-recycle, especially the four most common recycle materials.
The product design section deals with creating the content and basic design of the product. The study as well as product creation was mostly based on secondary research. The qualitative method was used for the purpose of collecting feedback and improvement suggestion for the product. Five local primary teachers were interviewed.
The aimed output of the thesis, a waste-management course booklet, was created. According to target users, the booklet has met the content requirement in terms of providing practical information and detailed course guidelines. However, it needs further development to be a completed product. The applicability of the product depends on specific cases due to obstacles in the waste-management infrastructure of the applying regions. The WastED Project, as the commissioning party, benefits from this thesis through the waste-management course booklet, used as a ready-made material in exporting waste-management education to other markets.
The study is made up of theory sections and a product design section. The theory sections carry two themes: primary pedagogy and waste management. The primary pedagogy theme focuses on creative teaching methods including group work and play & learn. The waste management theme covers the reverse logistics theory, discusses the basic definition of waste and reverse concepts, waste classification, 3Rs of reduce-reuse-recycle, especially the four most common recycle materials.
The product design section deals with creating the content and basic design of the product. The study as well as product creation was mostly based on secondary research. The qualitative method was used for the purpose of collecting feedback and improvement suggestion for the product. Five local primary teachers were interviewed.
The aimed output of the thesis, a waste-management course booklet, was created. According to target users, the booklet has met the content requirement in terms of providing practical information and detailed course guidelines. However, it needs further development to be a completed product. The applicability of the product depends on specific cases due to obstacles in the waste-management infrastructure of the applying regions. The WastED Project, as the commissioning party, benefits from this thesis through the waste-management course booklet, used as a ready-made material in exporting waste-management education to other markets.