Abstract
The study determined women empowerment on environmental education (EE) and waste management advocacy (WMA) in the maritime university, Philippines. The researchers of this study employed a quantitative-qualitative research design. This study’s respondents were the fifty-six (56) mothers of the students at JBLFMU-Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines. The results of this study revealed that as an entire group majority of the respondents have a “high” level of environmental education” and “high level of waste management advocacy.” When classified according to status as mothers have a significant difference in environmental education (EE), the most dominant activities towards solid waste management are the following: reporting the abundance of trash in the community, recycling the unused things, doing compost, discussing with the Barangay officials the trash problem in the city, getting involved in the community to help improve the self-esteem of being a woman, and volunteering for religious reasons. The roles of the mothers leading towards women empowerment in environmental education (EE) and waste management advocacy (WMA) were categorized into three “themes,” such as 1) educators and models, 2) advocators and initiators, and 3) helpers and collaborators.
Highlights
Studies conducted on the environment (Li, 2018; Chen, 2016) state that implementing environmental education in school systems becomes a primary issue of educators
The study determined women empowerment on environmental education (EE) and waste management advocacy (WMA) in the maritime university, Philippines
The roles of the mothers leading towards women empowerment in environmental education (EE) and waste management advocacy (WMA) were categorized into three “themes,” such as 1) educators and models, 2) advocators and initiators, and 3) helpers and collaborators
Summary
Studies conducted on the environment (Li, 2018; Chen, 2016) state that implementing environmental education in school systems becomes a primary issue of educators. Environmental activists and people, in general, aspire to foster a less polluted environment and promote the sustainable use of natural resources They assume that environmental behavior change is a function of knowledge and awareness. The study by Darusi & Makokha (2018) mentioned that public participation requires that people be at the center of decision-making that concerns their lives This is an essential feature of performance in establishing environmental policies. Concerning sustainability, public participation refers to an active process whereby beneficiaries influence the direction and execution of the environmental, developmental projects. It includes the empowering and development of the communities and marginalized people like children and women. The study underscored that projects that are worth sustaining today might not be so in the future
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