Desertification and school knowledge in the seridó potiguar: environmental education as a possibility of training and citizenship

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v8i16.606

Keywords:

Environmental education, Desertification, School knowledge

Abstract

In the Brazilian semi-arid zone, desertification is a serious environmental problem. Thus, the plans for its mitigation instituted education as a social intervention tool in the affected areas. However, these actions have not been effective. This work aimed to evaluate the knowledge of desertification in a basic education school of Seridó Potiguar, to characterize their conceptual representation among students, the relation with human actions and the strategies of environmental education on the question. A semi-structured questionnaire approaching conceptual, contextual and causal aspects of desertification praised by educational standards was used. The preliminary evidences point to the fragility of the knowledge about the desertification and its social and environmental correlations, which can be improved from the creation of a effective policy of environmental education in the school.

Author Biographies

  • Marcelo Silva de Lucena, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brasil

    Mestre em Ciências Florestais, pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande.

  • Alessandro Augusto de Barros Façanha, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

    Professor do Curso de Pedagogia (UFRN).

  • Rayane Karinny Gomes Berto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

    Graduanda em Pedagogia (UFRM).

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Published

2017-09-02

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Vol. 8 No. 16 (2017): Sept - Dec

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Desertification and school knowledge in the seridó potiguar: environmental education as a possibility of training and citizenship. (2017). Geosaberes, 8(16), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v8i16.606