Abstract

MOREIRA, Jasmine Cardozo  and  PINTO, Maricy Cardozo Teixeira. The “study of the environment” project in Ponta Grossa (Paraná State, Brazil) and the effectiveness of educational tours involving aspects of geodiversity. Ciência educ. [online]. 2013, vol.19, n.04, pp.897-909. ISSN 1516-7313.

The Study of the Environment Project is an interdisciplinary project for primary school teachers, developed between 2007 and 2012, which concerns heritage education, encompassing the natural heritage. In order to give teachers the opportunity to meet and discuss about the environment, organized field trips to different tourist attractions were organised. This article aims to analyze the perspective of the teacher, participation in this project and interest in conducting educational tours involving aspects of geodiversity. The methodology involved field trips, bibliographic research and questionnaires. We observed the importance of continuing education with the objective of gaining new knowledge contributing to the construction of conservationist teachers. In conclusion, this study found that for 98% of surveyed teachers the region has potential to carry out the Geotourism and tours focused on aspects of geodiversity.

Keywords : Teacher Training; Elementary School; Environmental Education; Geodiversity.

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