Environmental Action and PYD. Environmental Action as Asset and Contribution of Positive Youth Development

  • Diego Gomez-Baya Universidad de Huelva
  • Gina Tomé Universidad de Lisboa
  • Cátia Branquinho Universidad de Lisboa
  • Margarida Gaspar de Matos Universidad de Lisboa

Palabras clave:

desarrollo positivo juvenil, acción medioambiental, participación, compromiso, sostenibilidad.

Resumen

La teoría del desarrollo positivo juvenil (DPJ) presenta una concepción de la transición a la adultez basada en las fortalezas, en la que los resultados positivos aparecen como consecuencia de la conjunción de las competencias individuales de los jóvenes y los activos de los contextos de desarrollo. El DPJ puede surgir de la acción medioambiental porque permite desarrollar competencias de razonamiento, de toma de decisiones, autoeficacia, optimismo, buenas relaciones y compromiso cívico, entre otros resultados positivos. Además, debido a que los valores, las actitudes y los comportamientos formados en esta etapa de la vida influyen en los de etapas posteriores, la educación medioambiental de los jóvenes merece una mayor atención. Desarrollar a los jóvenes como ciudadanos activos permite crear un cambio social y medioambiental positivo que sienta las bases para construir comunidades más sostenibles. Al considerar la acción medioambiental como un contexto para el DPJ, los educadores o gestores de programas deben considerar a los jóvenes como agentes, permitiéndoles participar en la toma de decisiones, la reflexión crítica y la posibilidad de investigar, además de brindar una participación significativa, un sentido de pertenencia y una verdadera actitud de cuidado. En este trabajo se revisan algunas experiencias en acción medioambiental juvenil y se ofrecen algunas recomendaciones para el diseño e implementación de programas para promover a la vez comunidades más sostenibles y el DPJ.

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Biografía del autor/a

Diego Gomez-Baya, Universidad de Huelva
Assistant Professor Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Publicado
2020-12-18
Cómo citar
Gomez-Baya, D., Tomé, G., Branquinho, C., & Gaspar de Matos, M. (2020). Environmental Action and PYD. Environmental Action as Asset and Contribution of Positive Youth Development. Erebea. Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, 10. https://doi.org/10.33776/erebea.v10i0.4953