Think Local and Act Global: Mamanguape River Preservation Practices and Environmental Education in Elementary School.

Abstract

Environmental Education is a topic much discussed today, and considering this context,
we think of inserting this theme in school, to promote reflection, observation and
discussion of this theme, in order to lead students to relate to the environment without
beat him up. In this perspective, the present study aimed to analyze students' understanding, relationship and observations about the challenges for Environmental
Education at Joaquim Clementino da Silva Freire School from the need to preserve the
Mamanguape River in the city of Alagoa Grande-PB. As a methodology, it was based
on the bibliographic research, which favored the construction of the theoretical
framework and understanding of the investigated theme, and the exploratory action
research, which guided the investigation of the practice in the field. As a data collection
instrument, a questionnaire was used and the interpretation of the obtained data were
evaluated from the perspective of the qualitative and quantitative approach. The public
participating in this study was composed of students from the 4th and 5th grade of the
above school. The research obtained positive results in relation to the desired
objectives, revealing, and making it more understandable and urgent for us, the need
to insert the theme about environmental care in the school space.