The cultural influence on the practice of the environmental education in two schools of the state of Amazonas

• Autor(a) principal: Lemos, Ana Rafaela Gonçalves de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Gracioli, Cibele Rosa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Monografias Ambientais
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/remoa/article/view/18813
• topic: Environmental crisis; Culture; Man - nature relationship; Sustainability; Crise ambiental; Cultura; Relação homem - natureza; Sustentabilidade

The Amazon is a region with strategic importance in the global sphere by its immense natural and cultural potential, and there was concern on the part of all canned it. In this context, this work is to know the cultural dynamics of the students which is evident in the environmental context, ie how culture outlines how man relates to nature and how this can be the basis for the environmental education approach in the school context. The objective was to identify the influence of culture on the relationship man - nature and environmental perception of students from two public schools in the Amazon. Questionnaires were applied to students of School A, situated in a riverside community, and students of the School B, located in the capital, Manaus. It was observed that students from both schools expressed a perception that environmental is strongly influenced cultures. From this evidence, it is concluded that the reconfiguration of the relationship man - nature constitutes a challenge for educators, and know adapt these relationships the practice of environmental education becomes an important potential in the quest for sustainability of the planet.