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DIAS, Dalva Simone Strapasson  y  CARNEIRO, Sônia Maria Marchiorato. Environmental little citizen project and environmental education for elementary school. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2016, vol.41, n.2, pp.399-410. ISSN 1984-6444.  https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644417963.

The article aims at socializing a research results on the contributions of the "Environmental Little Citizen" Project for the development of Environmental Education (EA), under the citizenship focus, in the elementary years within three public schools in Colombo, PR, Brazil. The basic assumption was the importance of citizen education committed to socio-environmental sustainability. The qualitative diagnostic- evaluative study inquired teachers, pedagogical personnel and pupils about conceptual aspects and procedures of the Project through participant observation, documental analysis, interviews and questionnaires; the data underwent the content-analysis treatment method. Thus, the Project had its educational potential positively ascertained, needing theoretic-methodological improvement and better integration between its main Team and school personnel; as well, it is urgent advancing the preparation of professionals involved, under the focus of civic and environmental education.

Palabras clave : Environmental Education; Environmental Awareness; Early Years of Elementary School.

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