A práxis pedagógica de educação ambiental pelos professores que lecionam a disciplina de Biologia da Rede Estadual em Cruz das Almas – Bahia

Abstract

In the current world context much has been discussed about the various environmental problems that have arisen in an unbridled way in the environment. With this, it is essential to use Environmental Education as a humanizing strategy to promote the construction of a critical environmental awareness. In this sense, educating educators committed to environmental issues becomes fundamental to allow a new vision of the world, helping to transform an active being in society. The present research sought to identify and analyze the pedagogical approach of the teacher regarding the environmental issue. The premise of the study was to discover how the teachers who teach the discipline of Biology of the public network of the municipality of Cruz das Almas - Bahia work Environmental Education in its classes - contents, methodologies and resources - since it is necessary to work with environmental awareness to try to soften the situations of environmental degradation we currently have. To reach the research objectives, a qualitative study was carried out, in which 9 teachers from the four schools of the state of Cruz das Almas, BA were investigated through a semi-open questionnaire. The data revealed that it is necessary to plan activities to work with the theme so that they happen in a systematized and contextualized way, avoiding to approach subjects related sporadically. For this, it is necessary the commitment of the teacher, support of the educational institution, change in the school curriculum and to involve the whole community.