Challenges and perspectives of environmental education in rural schools of the Vera Cruz community in porto seguro/Ba.
Environmental Education; Rural School; Agroecology; Political Pedagogical Project.
Environmental Education, within the scope of Rural Schools, currently faces many challenges to
be investigated. Especially in schools located in essentially agricultural communities, where the
predominance of monoculture impacts the socio-environmental environment. However, in recent years, good prospects have emerged for Environmental Education in rural schools, which presuppose a critical teaching aimed at the social and political formation of rural subjects. In this
context, the present research aimed to know the challenges and perspectives of teaching Environmental Education in schools in the field of the community of Vera Cruz, from the analysis of the school plan more commonly called P.P.P (Political Pedagogical Project). To this end, its methodological perspective is anchored in qualitative research, above all from the postulations of Bibliographic Research, Documentary Analysis and Participant Observation. The highlighted work is organized in Multipaper format, composed of two articles. The data were collected in three rural schools in the community of Vera Cruz in the municipality of Porto Seguro/Ba: the municipal schools Alcides Faustino Santos, Chico Lage and Tiradentes. To theoretically subsidize the discussion of the theme, we support the studies of the following authors: Arroyo (1999; 2014), Buzcenko (2019), Caldart (2002; 2003), Carvalho (2008), Dias (2004), Fernandes (2008), Freire (1987), Gadotti (2002), Jacobi (1994), Leff (2001); Loureiro (2009), Molina (2004), Sato (2001), Sorrentino (2005), Zakrzevski (2004), among others. The literature review was based on the fields of Environmental Education, Field Education, Political Pedagogical Project and Agroecology. The results revealed inadequacies of the PPP in relation to the guidelines of Rural Education and inefficiency in teacher training focused on Environmental Education, identifying these as challenges for the teaching of Environmental Education in rural schools in the researched community. On the other hand, the study also pointed out the teaching of Agroecology as a successful perspective for Environmental Education in these schools.It is hoped that the reflections and results obtained can contribute to the adequacy of the PPPs of the schools surveyed, as well as stimulate discussions on the theme addressed. The research emphasizes the importance of an integrated approach, which promotes the social and political formation of the subjects of the field, in order to overcome the challenges and advance in the practices of Environmental Education in the schools of the field of the community of Vera Cruz.