Da denúncia estrutural ao anúncio de uma proposta de formação continuada em Educação Ambiental: realidades, desafios e perspectivas para a educação básica no município de São Cristóvão-SE

Abstract

Environmental education has systematically been represented by the thematic focus on environmental issues, often guided by an ecological perspective. This approach frequently conceals the critical nature of environmental education and serves the hegemonic and dominant logic that underpins teaching practices. The objective of this study is to understand the process of continuous training in environmental education for teachers in the public school system of São Cristóvão-SE. A qualitative, explanatory approach was chosen, combined with field research. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews with two representatives from the Municipal Department of Education (SEMED) of São Cristóvão (SC) in the state of Sergipe, and one representative from the Department of Environment (SEMMA). Data analysis followed the principles of Moraes and Galiazzi's (2016) Textual Discourse Analysis (TDA). The results revealed that environmental education offered to teachers has been managed by SEMMA of SC, primarily through activities related to environmental commemorative dates. SEMED of SC focuses its continuous training actions on Literacy, Reading, and Mathematics, despite recognizing that environmental education is an essential interdisciplinary process in all curriculum components. Consequently, there are no courses or other modalities for continuous training focused on environmental education available in the municipality. The challenges thus revolve around a structure that historically links environmental education to natural and environmental issues, distancing it from education and, consequently, teacher training. Therefore, as future perspectives, we propose a continuous training program with a focus on critical environmental education to contribute to teacher training in the studied locus and to improve teaching practices in the municipality concerning environmental issues.