Abstract

DELGADO-MENDEZ, Jesus Manuel; DIAS-TRINDADE, Sara  and  MOREIRA, José António. Environmental education and citizenship in a prison environment: results of a study with inmates in Portugal. Educ. Form. [online]. 2021, vol.6, n.3, e4180.  Epub Aug 11, 2021. ISSN 2448-3583.  https://doi.org/10.25053/redufor.v6i2.4180.

Inspired by the Council of Europe that defends that the prison population should have access to education and training programs, integrated in the pedagogical model adapted by Moreira (2017) and tested by Dias-Trindade and Moreira (2019) in Portuguese prisons and seeking to respond to the need to serve a sometimes excluded and growing population, this study presents the results of a project that explored, through a hybrid learning environment, the relationship between environment and citizenship among inmates from a prison in Porto (Portugal), in early 2020. The results, of qualitative content, allowed to define some beacons of mental images and personal positions, based on methodologies previously tested by Doménech and colleagues (2011) and Moreira and Dias-Trindade (2020). It is concluded that complementary dynamics, developed in these learning environments can contribute to the acquisition of knowledge, as well as citizen skills associated with the relationship between Man and Nature.

Keywords : Group dynamic; Distance education; Citizenship and education; Environmental education; Education in prison.

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