Educação ambiental: da pesquisa à extensão em três escolas de ensino fundamental, Guarapuava – Paraná / Environmental education: from research to extension on three primary schools, Guarapuava – Paraná

Ano: 2014 | Volume: 10 | Número: Suplemento

Autores: Adriana Massaê Kataoka, Ana Lucia Suriani Affonso, Mauricio Camargo Filho, João Fernando Ferrari Nogueira

Palavras-chave: extensão, meio ambiente, sustentabilidade.

Resumo Inglês:

This article is a reflection on an experience of educational praxis in Environmental
Education as a result of an extension education project of interactionist nature,
entitled “Discussing the Environmental Issue in Elementary School”. The project
intended to promote a critical analysis of environmental issues in three primary
schools, located in Guarapuava, state of Paraná. The methodology used in this
research was the participatory action-research. The actions were divided into three
modules: investigation of reality, accomplishment of the actions and evaluation of
the results. It was observed from the activities carried out in the three modules,
a large involvement of the school community, respecting the specificities of each
school. Such involvement promoted the inclusion of actions in the concreteness of
historical time and social space. The implications of this involvement reinforced the
importance of research in support of extension activities through ongoing dialogue
between theory and practice. Moreover, it provided a deeper understanding of the
school environment as well as their weaknesses and strengths, encouraging schools
to emancipate themselves regarding the environmental issue approach. The contact
of the executing team with the school community set up in learning, personal and
professional growth, production and socialization of knowledge.