A educação ambiental como práxis investigativa: uma formação docente colaborativa interdisciplinar

Abstract

Environmental education, in the Brazilian context, has presented numerous difficulties for its development, since the educational process has seen constant modifications oriented by legislation, curricular documents and approaches that are aimed at learning diversified by educators. The curricular orientation of environmental education aims to search and rebuild our identity as subjects belonging to nature. This research aims to understand how environmental education can contribute to the continuing formation of educators for the development of an investigative praxis. From this reflection, the research project led us to the following questioning: How could a teaching training project contribute to overcoming the difficulties of teaching practices in conducting new educational and learning strategies for environmental education? To respond to this questioning, the research used the methodology of the collaborative research-action, through a teaching process in a state public school, located within the state of Amazonas in the municipality of Itacoatiara. The Research school collaborative researchers were two educators with superior normal formation and one with formation in natural sciences. The group taught the students of the early years of elementary school. In thirteen formal meetings with educators, the data was collected through questionnaires, field journaling, systematic observations and audio recordings of interviews and formal meetings with activities planned from their practices. The results show that: teachers are motivated to work collaboratively in the course of research; There has been some difficulties in the education of environmental education, as participants have deepened their theoretical and practical knowledge and, consequently, the teaching-learning of their pupils; There has been practical activities other than his everyday life; There were moments of analysis and shared discussion of the results obtained. Research indicates that investigative approaches have contributed significantly, bringing new know, attitudes and actions that aided educators in their environmental education practices.