Educação ambiental nas escolas : um levantamento bibliográfico em revistas científicas brasileiras

Abstract

This work aimed to survey and analyze the characteristics and trends of scientific articles on Environmental Education teaching practices published in Brazilian academic journals. A bibliographic survey was developed, with a quali-quantitative approach, and content analysis. Data collection was carried out through a survey in the journals of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), focusing on the scientific journals of levels A1, A2, A3 and A4 (quadrennium). 22 journals were identified after using the descriptor “Environmental Education”, identifying 1,515 articles in the first survey. The titles and abstracts of these articles were read and a second selection was made, separating the articles that dealt with Environmental Education and teaching methodologies for Basic Education. After this treatment, the number of articles dropped to 36. For the data analysis, a categorization of the EE macrotrends present in the texts, the generating themes or subjects and the teaching strategies used in the methodologies of each article was performed. The analysis showed that there is a predominance in the use of the conservative macrotrend, although the authors have used different methodological approaches.