Avaliação da percepção dos funcionários sobre a incorporação da educação ambiental nas actividades realizadas pelo sector da limpeza de Faculdade de Letras e Ciências Sociais, Educação e Economia da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Abstract

This study aims to assess the perception of the university community on the incorporation of environmental education in the activities carried out in the cleaning sector of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Education and Economics.For the materialization of this study, a qualitative approach and a non-probabilistic convenience sampling was chosen, through the application of semi-structured interviews and observation. Regarding data analysis, it was based on the content analysis technique of Bardin (2006). The study reveals that the employees of the cleaning sector and the respective ones from the three faculties have the notion that Environmental Education is the means of raising awareness in the community about environmental issues, in relation to the importance of Environmental Education, it is concluded that it is important , as far as that it spreads values and attitudes that awaken the environmental awareness of employees in the cleaning sector, through awareness and awareness of solid waste management. However, the incorporation of EE strategies helps the best for solid waste management in the process of carrying out activities in the cleaning area. Therefore, it is recommended to employees of the cleaning sector to create partnerships with environmental educators to give lectures on solid waste management