Abstract

TULLIO, ARIANE DI et al. Límites de la educación ambiental en la escuela y otras posibilidades de transformar las prácticas actuales. Rev. Comunic [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.esp, pp.85-110. ISSN 2238-121X.  https://doi.org/10.15600/2238-121X/comunicacoes.v22n2ep85-110.

From the finding of the Environmental Education (EE) universalization in Brazilian schools in the early 2000s, several studies have sought to understand the opportunities and the difficulties that these institutions face for the introduction of EE in their teaching practices. In this context, the objective of this paper is to present a diagnosis of EE actions, projects and programs conducted in municipal Preschools and Elementary Schools in São Carlos/SP, seeking to contribute to further reflections on the progress and limits of EE school practices toward a critical trend. We realize that, in most cases, environmental issues are treated with no connection to the local reality. In addition, some management actions, not necessarily with educational intention, were considered EE. The dimension of knowledge is still predominant (at the expense of ethical and aesthetic values and participation) in educational practice. These results indicate that the conservative trend of EE still prevails in the school environment, leading us to reflect on some reasons why we still have not moved toward a critical trend.

Keywords : ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL EDUCATION; PARTICIPATORY DIAGNOSIS; DIALOGICAL PEDAGOGY; HERMENEUTICS.

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