Perceptions about the formation of science teachers focused on Environmental Education: the Natural Sciences course graduates with the word

Abstract

This work is the result of a research developed with graduates of the Natural Sciences Degree course at a public university whose main objective was to investigate how the subjects offered during academic training contributed to the formation of the teacher as a socioenvironmental educator and, as an objective secondary education, improve the training of teachers, contribute to teaching management and facilitate the insertion of Environmental Education (EE) in the future teaching practices of graduates of a Higher Education Institution. To this end, the perceptions of the graduates regarding the content, practices of teachers and learning of the research subjects were considered. To carry out this research, the methodological procedures of a quali-quantitative approach were adopted, using an electronic form consisting of open and closed questions. Most closed questions were asked using the Likert scale of agreement and the results presented in graphs. For the interpretation of open responses, content analysis was used according to Flick (2013). The study reveals the graduates' perceptions of their satisfaction with the training offered, investigates the strengths and weaknesses of training aimed at EE, in addition to providing opportunities for critical reflection to improve the training of science teachers with a more sensitive view to EE.