Educación ambiental en la escuela chilena: experiencias pedagógicas en la comuna de Santa Bárbara

Abstract

This article presents a characterization of the perception of environmental education, in the schools of the commune of Santa Barbara, Biobio region, which have an Institutional Educational Project (P.E.I) with an environmental seal. This research was carried out through ethnomethodology, to identify and describe pedagogical practices aimed at environmental education, and describe the pedagogical approach to environmental problems that teachers from participating schools have. Nine teachers from four rural and urban education establishments participated. Among the main findings, it can be seen that the implementation of environmental education is carried out under an instrumental logic, where critical and reflective processes that cause environmental problems are scarcely addressed, proposed from the guidelines of education with a view to sustainability; On the other hand, it highlights the presence of teaching characteristics that could ensure its effectiveness, such as sensitivity to the ecological crisis and critical awareness of environmental problems. It is concluded that pedagogical tools are lacking that can strengthen the success of their implementation, link with networks that support the implementation of the proposals, and clarify the pedagogical approach of teachers to environmental problems.