Educação ambiental na concepção dos professores de ciência do município de Sumé-PB.

Abstract

Environmental issues are increasingly present in everyday life, however, environmental education is essentialat all levels of educational processes and especially in the earlyyears of schooling, since it is easier to raisechildren's awareness of environmentalissuesthan the adults. Thus, incorporating the environmentalissueintopeople'sdailylives can foster a new perception of the relationships between humanbeings, society and nature and promote a reassessment of values and attitudes in collective and individual coexistence, as well as reinforce the need to be and acting as a citizen in the search for solutions to local and nationalenvironmentalproblems that affect the quality of life. In this context, the school is a propitiousplace for the development of projects with educationalfocus and related to the environment in which we live. In this perspective, the present research "Environmental Education through the reports of the teachers of Sciences of the Municipality of Sumé - PB", aims to identify how the environmental education is beingworked in the teaching of science in the municipal network of education of the municipality of Sumé. , through the reports of scienceteachers. The research is of the exploratory - descriptivetype with qualitative approach, through a fieldresearchtechnique, specificallysurvey, with the use of instruments in the form of a questionnaire. With the research we obtained the opinion of the teachers of the Public School of Education of the municipality of Sumé on the importance of working Environmental Education in schools. The responses were very revealing as they contribute to the formation of citizenswho are more aware and committed to environmentalissues, with actions aimed atsustainability and respect for the environment, as well as improving the quality of education, training citizens more committed to environmentalissues.