Abstract

SILVA, Sérgio Gomes da; MANFRINATO, Márcia Helena Vargas  and  ANACLETO, Teresa Cristina da Silveira. Morcegos: percepção dos alunos do ensino fundamental 3º e 4º ciclos e práticas de educação ambiental. Ciência educ. [online]. 2013, vol.19, n.04, pp.859-877. ISSN 1516-7313.

Bats are common in urban areas, taking shelter in buildings or feeding on fruit trees or capturing insects. But negative and erroneous ideas about this group hinder conservation strategies. Therefore this study examined the perception of elementary school students about bats within environmental education activities through theater and lectures and analysis over time with the use of questionnaires. The results showed that distorted information is part of the individual context of some students and even after the inclusion of environmental education, some students do not change their individual concepts. However many students did change their negative concepts and demonstrated correct information and a sensitivity towards bats.

Keywords : Environmental Education; Basic Education; Bats; Urban Area; Ecology.

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