Educação ambiental: entre a teoria e a formação da cidadania

Abstract

This paper seeks to investigate the most appropriate pedagogical proposals for environmental education can educate citizens aware of their responsibility to the future of the planet. To this end a literature search was conducted, beginning with a brief history on the evolution of the environmental issue, concept of environmental citizenship, environmental education and training of citizens, environmental issues and knowledge building integrated / interdisciplinary and pedagogical proposals for Environmental Education . Then it was done through a case study of research with questionnaires to students and teachers of the State School High School Agostina Dill, located in the city of Condor/RS. After the research was an analysis between practice and academic literature in order to ascertain whether the methodology adopted by the school is effective in the formation of citizens. This comparison provided the verification that the school has adopted an excellent method searched for Environmental Education: the pedagogy of projects, with positive results regarding the formation of citizens, however, some problems related to the effective, and beyond the control of the school, do not allow the project to be working as planned, undermining the continuity of the project and the results expected by the school.