Abstract

CAMPOS, Daniela Bertolucci de  and  CAVALARI, Rosa Maria Feiteiro. The Biology teacher as an “ecological person”: knowledge, values and political participation in the teaching practice. Rev. Elet. Educ. [online]. 2018, vol.12, n.1, pp.184-198. ISSN 1982-7199.  https://doi.org/10.14244/198271991899.

This article represents part of a master’s dissertation, whose main objective is to analyze the pedagogical practice of the Biology teacher as an “ecological person” under the aspect of the dimensions that characterize the educational process in Environmental Education - dimension of knowledge, ethical and aesthetic values and political dimension. We conducted semi-structured interviews for the collection of data, supplemented by documentary analysis; a qualitative assessment involving public school teachers was developed in order to explore their personal and professional relationship with the environmental thematic. The data indicated a close relationship between teachers’ degree of proximity to characteristics of the “ecological person” and the dimensions that characterize the Environmental Education expressed in their teaching practice, besides highlighting the opportunities for training teachers as environmental educators.

Keywords : Environmental Education; Biology Teacher; Ecological Person.

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