Educação ambiental e agroecologia: um estudo sobre práticas educativas com jovens no Município da Prata-PB.

Abstract

The construction of agroecological knowledge allows a paradigm shift to occur in agricultural production models, contributing to the application of a new model of agriculture that promotes the sustainability of natural resources. In this sense, the objective of the study was to analyze the level of perception about the principles of agroecology, sustainability and environmental education with elementary school students in the municipality of Prata-PB. The research was carried out during the month of June of 2017, in the Municipal School Profª Maria de Lourdes Nunes de Menezes. It is a descriptive and exploratory work, the target audience of the research was composed by students of the day shift of the 6th to 9th grade classes, aged 11 to 17, totaling 86 students. The results obtained show that the level of knowledge about the subjects is lower than expected, it is suggested to carry out pedagogical activities with the mediating theme of agroecology, enabling healthy changes in school and in the population. Thus, allowing sustainable practices to be gradually inserted, providing spaces of interaction where new concepts are generated, it is necessary to consider that working with young people opens new possibilities for sustainability to be applied effectively. It is important to articulate educational actions aimed at the conservation of the environment and the school is the most appropriate and privileged space for implementing these activities, since it is the main core of knowledge diffusion in the school.