Política Nacional de Educação Ambiental (PNEA) na Universidade Federal de Campina Grande-PB: concepções e práticas no ensino, pesquisa e extensão.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the National Environmental Education Policy at the Universidade Federal de Campina Grande in Campina Grande campus, aiming to promote the debate of Environmental Education in the processes of formal education as determined by the National Environmental Education Policy. The research aimed to awaken in the academic community the importance and necessity of the institutionalization of Environmental Education in the University, being the same, to develop actions, projects, methodologies and practices in all its sectors and academic units. In this context, and based on the Tripod Teaching, Research and Extension, the study at first analyzed the flowcharts of the 105 undergraduate courses of the institution. Subsequently, questionnaires were applied with students, administrative technicians and teachers of undergraduate courses in History, Literature, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, Philosophy and Geography, Agricultural Engineering and Nursing, which also subsidized the identification of the level of environmental perception of the interviewees. Regarding the activities of Research and Extension, the projects developed in the institution between 2004 and 2015 were analyzed, as well as the quantitative of dissertations and theses that addressed the environmental theme in their studies. It is known that, from this educational environment, professionals from different backgrounds and skills will emerge, and therefore, it is necessary to solidify the knowledge and applicability of the principles of Environmental Education in their daily professional practice. It was identified that Law 9,795, which establishes the National Policy for Environmental Education, is not present in activities related to Teaching, Research and Extension. Finally, even with the level of environmental perception of the interviewees reaching an index of 93.69%, which is considered to be very high, the Institution needs a greater insertion of the environmental theme in the practices of its conjuncture. It is important to emphasize that this study allowed a panoramic view of the reality of the University and, at the same time, demonstrated the need for a more intense institutional look at the environmental theme, also allowing the foundation and direction of future studies based on what is advocated in the PNEA.