Guardians of junior water integrating experiences of water resources preservation and environmental education in the municipality Tenente Portela-RS

• Autor(a) principal: Folle, Kelly Kern
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Pinheiro, Damaris Kirsch
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Monografias Ambientais
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/remoa/article/view/18734
• topic: Water; Environmental education and citizenship; Água; Educação ambiental e cidadania

The increase in population and economic activity has imposed negative environmental consequences to the global reality, resulting in losses in quality and quantity of water resources. Faced with this, environmental education appears as guiding changes of concepts and attitudes. This research aimed to promote the spread of practices of conservation, preservation and restoration of water resources in the school, by monitoring the actions of the Pilot Pony Keepers of the Waters in the City of Tenente Portela - RS developed with students at the State College of Education Primary General Osório. The adopted action research as a methodology. In this research, participants no longer the object of study for researchers and producers are aware of their own reality. The education and training of teachers to work in environmental education in all areas of education were paramount, thus the activities with students accounted effective tools to successfully create and implement ways of interaction between society and nature. It was found optimal results this initiative by raising awareness of the students and school community shares were viable in improving the local environment leading to the preservation and care of water resources.