Percepção ambiental de professores e alunos do Ensino fundamental do povoado Pontal do Peba, Alagoas.

Abstract

Environmental education is essential to educating people regarding the environment they live in, and the school is considered as the ideal place for the production and discussion of knowledge. The objective of this research was to diagnose the environmental perception of teachers and students of a municipal school in a community of fishermen belonging to an Environmental Protection Area (APA) in the municipality of Piaçabuçu, Alagoas. The project was carried out from March to December 2009, the environmental perception was performed by applying a questionnaire to 6 teachers and 130 students, the afternoon shift, in order to assess the understanding of the same in relation to environmental problems observed in region; through awareness and awareness activities, content and practices in Environmental Education, involving elementary school students in order to motivate them to discuss and understand the local problems. The responses to the questionnaire showed that problems with sanitation (sewerage) was regarded as the most worrying, followed by problems with fishing, conservation of local environments and finally, pollution (dirt); about the methods used to contribute to environmental awareness, 55% of educators are used in conversations and discussions, and yet they say the best teaching to work for environmental education would be through theatrical and dynamic parts; already as to the learners, these marked the animal most commonly found in a mangrove environment was the "fish" (97%), followed by objects are difficult to degrade, while the characteristic of this local animal the "crab" came to 85%. It was observed that both teachers as students have a good understanding of the relationship of the impacts of human activities on the environment in which they live. However, this perception is not sufficient to lead to behavior modification and proper management of coastal ecosystems, showing that it is necessary to be an environmental education program in this school unit.