A educação ambiental na visão dos alunos do ensino médio no município de Sumé, Paraíba.

Abstract

Environmental Education is currently presented as an effective pedagogical strategy to prevent the various environmental crises that damage Earth. Therefore, the introduction of this theme in high schools in the municipality of Sumé PB is necessary, as it will contribute to a more sustainable future. Being Environmental Education an instrument of consciousness change for the students, this research brings as its main goals the perception of the 3rd year high school students regarding environmental education offered by Escola Estadual Prof. José Gonçalves de Queiroz and Instituto Educacional Imaculada Conceição ; the existence of disparity of environmental knowledge among students and the possible causes of the disparity in the students' preparation for future environmental awareness. This research was carried out through an exploratory study of quantitative and qualitative character. For this, a literature search was conducted, as well as a field work with on site observation of the reality experienced by stud ents, being made a data collection through questionnaires. The present research was fundamental, since the presented data demystify the common sense that there is a high disparity of knowledge between students from public and private schools, besides prese nting a necessary investment by the school managers in infrastructure, projects and classes related to Environmental Education and a greater participation of educational actors in the environmental training of students. This way, students will be provided with the necessary conditions for citizen, critical, environmentally conscious formation and multipliers of sustainable practices.