Análise da percepção ambiental de alunos do ensino médio no estado de Sergipe e proposta de oficinas

Abstract

In a context of environmental degradation, it is necessary for societies to discuss and search for viable alternatives to change such realities. Education is the main tool as a possibility for transforming this reality. Each one is in constant contact with the environment, and it is relevant to broaden the perception about it, which requires to awake the reflexive awareness of responsibility for the environment conservation. This work aimed to analyze the perception that students have about the environment they use and to suggest a framework for workshops to be applied with students. The methodology was carried out through the application of a semi-structured questionnaire to high school students (1st to 3rd grade) of a basic education school in the municipality of Neópolis-SE. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data was done. The research indicates that most students perceive the environment around them in a disconnected way, although they manage to identify the existence of environmental problems in their city, many do not feel responsible for causing such problems, nor do they associate these problems to their lives. Thus, the results of this research demonstrate gaps in teaching and the dissociations from the environmental context for students, requiring that the educational practice be better articulated, planned and directed, forming critical people, capable of perceiving their realities and inciting transformations from the development of this awareness.