A Pedagogia de projetos na práxis da educação ambiental, no ensino técnico em agropecuária no IFTM – Campus Uberlândia

Abstract

The research concerning Environmental Education in association with the Pedagogy of Projects originated from the necessity of developing a pedagogical work which valued the participation of the student and teacher in the teaching-learning process. This work was aimed to study the contribution of the application of Pedagogy of Projects in the praxis of Environmental Education for the formation in Farming Technicians at IFTM – Campus Uberlândia under the focus of sustainable dimension; verify in which way the proposal of works with projects of Environmental Education determines a transforming character in the practice of students, in relation to the scholar community. Action-research was used in order to develop the Environmental Education projects, because this methodoly has strong relations with an action or with the resolution of problems in a cooperative or participative way. Participated in the research 120 students – 60 from 2nd high school and 60 from 3rd high school of the Farming course of IFTM, who developed 6 projects: Water and Sewage treatment, PEPA (Permanent Environmental Protection Area) Reforesting project, the Environmental problems at IFTM, Sustainability at IFTM, Disposal at IFTM, and of proposal of Solid residue Management at IFTM. The knowledge gained with the application of Pedagogy of Projects in the praxis of Environmental Education at IFTM contributed to develop in the scholar community an awareness process about the importance of sustainability in the use of natural resources. This research has prompted a new way of teaching, enabling the construction of a new look on the way of working the subjects, breaking up the paradigms of traditional pedagogy, through creativity and autonomy of students.