Na era da tecnologia ou da poluição: a educação ambiental praticada nas escolas públicas do Distrito Federal

Abstract

Technological advances and the increasing industrialization are gradually interfering and changing the dynamics of nature. This advance, especially from the eighteenth century, driven by capitalism definitely placed the interests of human societies on the one hand and the preservation of the natural environment on the other. Much time has passed until the man began to realize that the development brought, in addition to comfort, practicality and convenience, depredators impacts to nature. In this scenario, the evolution of the electronics, even being considered a development mechanism "clean" also contributes to harmful elements to the environment. This study examined whether the environmental education offered by the government of the Federal District, under the SEDF leads to the participation of students and teachers in finding solutions to environmental problems related to WEEE. For the purpose of the research was achieved were produced four articles on electronic waste – WEEE generated's schools and the issue of environmental education - EA in the public schools of the Federal District - DF. The results suggest that environmental education initiatives by public government schools in the Federal District are not able to change the citizen's habits, which contributes poorly to the improvement of environmental quality; and it is necessary a restructuring of education as a whole, otherwise, not only the issue of WEEE will be possible to develop in schools, as no other issue can be dealt with efficiently and effectively. Next to a generation of future society with critical awareness on environmental issues, as in other issues as cultural, social, political and especially economic, with the situation of conscious consumption.