Representations of environment and Environmental Education: a study with teachers from rural family homes

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  • Edival Sebastião Teixeira Federal University of Technology of Paraná image/svg+xml
  • Fernanda Luiza Algeri Federal University of Technology of Paraná image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.6i2.0003

Abstract

This paper results from a research aimed to analyse the social representations of environment held by teachers who work at Rural Family Homes located in the southwest of Paraná, Brazil. The data were collected using an instrument composed of three parts: the first focused on identification data; the second contained open-ended questions focused on teachers' conceptions of sustainable development, education and pedagogy of alternation; the third consisted of a free-association question, based on the term environment. The results suggest that the social representation of environment held by the subjects is directly related with their work as rural educators and with the mediation provided by the pedagogy work being conducted according to the alternation pedagogy method. A certain perspective of environmental education that favours the change of people’s behaviour and attitude towards environmental issues could be identified.

 

Keywords: Social representations. Environment. Environmental education. Rural Family Home.

Author Biographies

  • Edival Sebastião Teixeira, Federal University of Technology of Paraná
    Dr. em Psicologia da Educação. Professor da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná. Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Regional
  • Fernanda Luiza Algeri, Federal University of Technology of Paraná
    Estudante de graduação em Letras POrtuguês Inglês na Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, bolsista de iniciação científica.

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Published

2011-12-07

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2011)

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Representations of environment and Environmental Education: a study with teachers from rural family homes. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 2, p. 193–205, 2011. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.6i2.0003. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/2440. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.