Abstract
This exploratory study had the objective of analyzing issues concerning environmental themes among students coming from four different areas of knowledge, at a public university in the State of Minas Gerais. By the use of drawings, the students' environmental concepts were identified. Global environmental and campus problems, as well as actions towards minimizing them, were investigated by using an open questionnaire. Independent of their performing area, a high number of students presented a reductionist view of the environment. Those from the areas related to natural sciences identified a higher number of problems at local and global levels than those from the areas known as humanities and math. The obtained data suggest the need for environmental education programs, which angle for greater student awareness in the search for sustainability and foster them to think about the current social model that we live in.
Highlights
Very often, the definition of environment is reduced to nature, in other words, an environmental view which leaves out men, women, cities and slums
The definition of environment is reduced to nature, in other words, an environmental view which leaves out men, women, cities and slums. This is a type of restless reasoning which arouses, especially, those who work with environmental education and consider a narrow connection between society and nature amongst environmental issues and human actions
We refer to an environmental education originally conceived by ecological movements, as an awareness practice to draw attention to shortages and ill distribution regarding the access to natural resources as well as citizen engagement in adequate environmental actions, and at a second moment, as an educational
Summary
The definition of environment is reduced to nature, in other words, an environmental view which leaves out men, women, cities and slums This is a type of restless reasoning which arouses, especially, those who work with environmental education and consider a narrow connection between society and nature amongst environmental issues and human actions. Biological Sciences proposal, which dialogues with the educational field, with its traditions, theories and knowledge (CARVALHO, 2004) From this perspective, the environment starts to be seen as a determined or noticed place where natural and social elements meet themselves under interactive and dynamic relations. 209-214, 2011 support life on earth (DIAS, 2003) Such problems originate from a model of society in which the idea of development stands on the increase of unrestrained consumption and on the waste of the natural resources, not accounting for sustainability of our future generations (PALOS; MENDES, 2004). Practice citizenship, by ways of solid actions that aim the reduction of such problems
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