Environmental little citizen project and environmental education for elementary school

Authors

  • Dalva Simone Strapasson Dias Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná
  • Sônia Maria Marchiorato Carneiro Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644417963

Keywords:

Environmental education, Environmental awareness, Early years of elementary school

Abstract

The article aims at socializing a research results on the contributions of the “Environmental Little Citizen” Project for the development of Environmental Education (EA), under the citizenship focus, in the elementary years within three public schools in Colombo, PR, Brazil. The basic assumption was the importance of citizen education committed to socio-environmental sustainability. The qualitative diagnostic-evaluative study inquired teachers, pedagogical personnel and pupils about conceptual aspects and procedures of the Project through participant observation, documental analysis, interviews and questionnaires; the data underwent the content-analysis treatment method. Thus, the Project had its educational potential positively ascertained, needing theoretic-methodological improvement and better integration between its main Team and school personnel; as well, it is urgent advancing the preparation of professionals involved, under the focus of civic and environmental education.

Author Biographies

Dalva Simone Strapasson Dias, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná

Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação –

Departamento de Educação - UFPR

Linha de Pesquisa - Cultura, Escola e Ensino

Educação Ambiental

Sônia Maria Marchiorato Carneiro, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná

Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação –

Departamento de Educação - UFPR

Linha de Pesquisa - Cultura, Escola e Ensino

Educação Ambiental

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Published

2016-07-21

How to Cite

Dias, D. S. S., & Carneiro, S. M. M. (2016). Environmental little citizen project and environmental education for elementary school. Education, 41(2), 399–410. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644417963

Issue

Educação, v. 41, n. 2, maio/ago. 2016

Section

Continuous Demand

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