Abstract

SILVA, Maraisa de Oliveira et al. Sustainability and the Development of the Direct Money Program in School - Sustainable Schools, Aracaju, Sergipe. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2020, vol.45, e39187.  Epub Sep 11, 2023. ISSN 1984-6444.  https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644439187.

The Direct Money in School - Sustainable Schools Program (PDDE-ES) finances projects in public schools with the goal of transforming the school environment into sustainable educational spaces. The research aimed to describe the development of the PDDE-ES in public schools in Aracaju, Sergipe, regarding environmental education, sustainability and the Political Educational Project (PPP). The process worn was an application of questionnaires to the managers and teachers of the twelve participating schools. Frequency analyzes and bivariate analyzes of the variables (1) knowledge of the objectives and (2) difficulties encountered in the application of sustainable practices with socio-demographic and professional variables were performed. The results showed that 83.3% of the schools enrolled in the program had not yet received the resource. Regarding the objectives proposed by the program, 83.3% of the managers knew the objectives, but most of the teachers (61.2%) were unaware of and did not participate in the construction of the action plan. Managers and teachers highlighted difficulties in the implementation of Environmental Education and Sustainability practices, revealing fragility in the communication between management and faculty, which along with the lack of financial resources and planning, do not contribute to the effective accomplishment of the activities and implementation of the program. Weconcluded that the weaknesses pointed out reinforce the need for the insertion of environmental themes in the PPP of the schools, besides training and continuous training so that these professionals can act more effectively. The PDDE-ES is of utmost importance for schools to work on social and environmental issues by encouraging changes in community habits and actions in the search for more sustainable alternatives and local environmental conservation.

Keywords : School; Environmental Education; Sustainability.

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