A educação ambiental na formação e atuação dos professores de um colégio estadual no município de Catuípe - RS

Abstract

The brasilian legislation to predict that all the people have to be entitled environmental education. Develop a environmental education in school focused in training critical people, capable to effect reading the world in context historic, social, politic and economic are fun-damental to build a sustainable society. This study objective are assess, using questions, the vocational training and preparation that teachers, of different field knowledge, that work in the state school Catuípe, for approach environmental education with student of basic educa-tion. The analysis of answers show that for teachers half are working environmental education in state school Catuípe, providing debate moments about reality environmental, primarily aimed at changing attitudes and habits, although 60% of them haven’t had this approach dur-ing his graduation. It was observed that the pedagogical practices involving environmental education are punctual and reflex the processes of teacher training. On the other hand, we pointed out the determination by many to provide for students the access to this knowledge. All teachers interviewed are prepared to work environmental education, most of whom partic-ipated some continuing education course that dealt with the topic. It is concluded that the school researched is at the beginning of a process of understanding of issues of environmental education and that must evolve. Investments are needed in teacher training, in the physical and structural conditions of school, in courseware and especially the appreciation of profes-sional education.