Educação ambiental e valores na escola como elementos para pensar o desenvolvimento territorial

Abstract

Faced with the scenario of environmental degradation, Environmental Education (EA) arises to promote awareness and understanding of the events of nature degradation; the exaggerated use of the planet's natural resources and the need to change attitudes and values for the environment. Through EA it is possible to work with pedagogical strategies for environmental awareness, especially with children and young people in schools. Human values education, also represents an important educational environment, aims to rescue values that are extremely relevant for the formation of the individual character and the exercise of citizenship. From this context, the present study aims to develop educational practices in human valuesbased EE, which contribute to the environmental awareness process of students of the second school year of a Public School, located in the south of Rio Grande do Sul State. As a methodological approach, a qualitative research was developed, using as an instrument of data collection the interview and the action research, in order to promote the transformation of environmental values through joint actions. The activities were developed with the class during seven meetings held at the school, the students were receptive and participative during the process, contributing satisfactorily to the completion of the work.