Measuring the impact of solid waste management workshop activities in elementary schools: a six-month case study in Da Nang city, Vietnam

Abstract

Sustainable waste management is an urgent issue in developing countries. This study describes how lectures and group games influence knowledge in waste management of fourth-grade elementary students whose development stage is thought to be effective concerning positive attitude shifts. We employed a control-treatment design and two schools were selected for a comparison purpose in Da Nang city, Vietnam. The results showed significant differences in students’ knowledge before and after 6 months of the workshop activities. Lectures and group games worked differently to improve different areas of knowledge on waste management.

Acknowledgments

We appreciate the principals and teachers of Ong Ich Khiem Elementary School and Le Dinh Ly Elementary School for providing this research opportunity. This work was supported by KAKENHI Grant Number 25303006 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Disclosure statement

None.

Data availability statement

The data used in this study are available upon request to authors.