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Teacher Training Model in Consumer Education: A Proposal for Ecuadorian Primary Education

Abstract:

Education for responsible consumption has become a challenge for the school systems of contemporary societies. Its development at the Primary Education level requires teachers to have personal and professional competences that will allow them to promote training in order to make consumers responsible and conscious of the socio-cultural, economic and health impacts that are linked to the purchase, use and disposition of goods and services. The aim of this work is to propose a model for teacher training related to responsible consumption and contextualized in the Ecuadorian Primary Education. This model was developed considering theoretical and practical elements that guide the development of education for consumption in the Ecuadorian Primary General Education system. The proposal is based on a set of international and national guidelines, contents and strategies aimed at education for consumption, as well as processes that guarantee motivation, participation, accompaniment and socialization of educators throughout the course of action. Finally, it is expected that the development of personal and educational competences will allow teachers to conduct integrative educational projects on education for responsible consumption.