Análise de estratégias de educação ambiental no processo de ensino - aprendizagem: o caso da EPC de Zimpeto na cidade de Maputo

Abstract

The present study analyzed the environmental education strategies in the teaching- learning process, which contribute to the development of environmental awareness of students in the 1st cycle of primary education at EPC Zimpeto in Maputo city. It had as specific objectives, the description of the level of perception of environmental issues of the students of the 1st cycle of primary education, and the identification of the environmental education strategies used by the teachers of the 1st cycle of primary education, and the suggestion of an appropriate environmental education strategy for the development of environmental awareness of the students of the 1st cycle of primary education of the EPC of Zimpeto. The data were collected using a qualitative methodological approach of a descriptive nature through the use of document analysis, semi-structured interview and observation - non-participant and analyzed according to the content analysis technique of Bardin (2011). The research sample was composed of 15 people, including 8 teachers, 6 students and the School Director, chosen randomly (teachers and students) and by convenience (Director). The study concludes that students perceive the environment as synonymous with nature, something to care for and preserve, but not as an integral part of it. It also concludes that teachers recognize the importance of the use of EEA in the teaching-learning process of environmental contents, but their practical application is defective. The study suggests that playful activities and other more participatory strategies are appropriate for the development of environmental awareness of students in the 1st cycle of primary education, as they contribute to the promotion of the learning process in EE, since the child learns by playing