Profile of State and Municipal Schools in the Municipality of Itacoatiara: Environmental Education Context

Abstract

The natural environment is essential to life because it provides the necessary resources for living beings. For this, a balance between living beings and the environment is necessary through environmental awareness. The research aims to obtain the profile of the analyzed schools, observing how Environmental Education (EE) is applied in the public network of the municipality, in order to create a manual of applicable practices in schools. The research was carried out in thirteen public schools in the city of Itacoatiara/AM. Visits were conducted to analyze how the theme is worked on and whether there are environmental projects. After the visits, an online questionnaire was applied to teachers and students to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the schools. As a result, it was found that state schools are more prepared to work on these themes and have more pedagogical support, while municipal schools lack materials and do not have applied environmental projects. It is concluded that there are many deficiencies that need to be corrected, whether structural, pedagogical, or material, which could improve the teaching of EE and make practices more attractive to students.