Research Article
Ecosystems, Pollution, and Use of Resources in Textbooks of 14 Countries: An Ecocentric Emphasis
Table 5
Textual occurrences of the Human as guest versus Humans as owners of nature in the subtopic Use of Resources in 31 textbooks.
| | Textual occurrences | Pupils’ age | Total | | 6–11 | 12–15 | 16–18 |
| | | Resources, availability | | | |
| | Finite (limited) availability of resources | 3 | 15 | 9 | 27 | | Infinite (unlimited) availability of resources | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Renewable or nonrenewable resources, including food | 10 | 17 | 15 | 42 |
| | | Sustainability | | | |
| | Ecological sustainability | 1 | 18 | 1 | 20 | | Social sustainability | — | 3 | — | 3 | | Economic sustainability | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | | Ecological-social-economic sustainability | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| | | Equity | | | |
| | Resources distribution | — | — | — | — | | Differences in distribution | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 | | Relevant factors for distribution equity | — | — | — | — | | Ecological conditions | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | | Cultural conditions | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | | Ethical, moral norms | — | 3 | — | 3 | | Economic conditions | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | | Political decisions | — | 3 | — | 3 | | International agreements | 12 | 1 | — | 13 |
| | Total | 45 | 96 | 58 | 199 |
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