A inserção da educação ambiental no currículo escolar na rede pública de educação do município de Cruz das Almas - Ba

Abstract

Environmental education is mentioned in the National Curriculum Standards as a transversal theme and in the National Environmental Education Policy as to be incorporated in an interdisciplinary manner to the school curriculum. The media routinely reported natural disasters and human actions over the environment, the school uses these current debates for discussion and action. This study aimed to understand the experiences of educational institutions on Environmental Education and how it is embedded in the school curriculum. To do so, we sought to identify the research sources used by teachers and school administrators for Environmental Education actions, describing the experiences of the subject in schools participating on this study, highlighting the difficulties and potentialities present in the curriculum for the accomplishment of Environmental Education actions and verify the concepts on the subject of those involved in the research. The study was conducted in two public schools in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, one municipal and the other state. The participants were students from 9th grade of elementary school and 3rd year of secondary school, their teachers and administrators besides the educational coordinator of the Municipal Education Board. To achieve the research objectives, research questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used. The data revealed the need for a special attention over initial teacher’s education on the subject, a restructuring of public policy on Environmental Education, discussion and changes in curriculum, training the entire school community about the issue at hand and planning lasting activities that will stimulate and involve everyone.