Educação ambiental em escolas particulares de Goiânia: do diagnóstico a proposições sobre formação de professores

Abstract

This article presents the results of a research carried out in private secondary schools in the city of Goiânia. The Environmental Educational activities implemented by the teachers of such schools were examined based on the data drawn from questionnaires and interviews. The analysis of this set of data shows that the majority of those teachers received a basic education focused on the physical and natural aspects of the environmental issue, what makes the activities sporadically done by these teachers to be oriented to these aspects. In conclusion, in order to provide the construction of a critical Environmental Education, we propose that teacher education courses should approach environmental issues in a curricular way to guarantee their discussion at the initial stages of teachers’ education. The same should be applied to the continuous education and postgraduate courses. Finally, we defend the participation of the university in projects involving the community.