DOLCETA : an online treasure trove for education for sustainable consumption

Abstract

DOLCETA is an EU-wide online consumer education project. Each country has its own national website with material developed specifically to suit the local context. Education for Sustainable Consumption (SC) is one of the main foci of DOLCETA, with two sections currently addressing this theme. The framework used for the pedagogical components of DOLCETA is the COmpetence BAsed model for Consumer Education (COBACE) (Clair, Martínez-Roca, Haase, Schuh, Schlegel-Matthies, unpublished). This framework promotes a learner-centred constructivist approach to teaching, where the educator works with the learners to facilitate their assimilation and adoption of new knowledge, attitudes and skills. Within DOLCETA active methodologies and ICT are integral to the learning process, though these are adapted to suit different age groups and the targeted competences. [excerpt]