State of the art: a review of productions that problemize Environmental Education in Brazil

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a survey of academic productions on digital platforms: Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD), in order to select works that are close to the theme of the problematization of Environmental Education in Brazil. Using the state-of-the-art methodology and the content analysis research technique. Three descriptors were used for the digital platform, namely: Environmental Education and Solid Waste, Collector and Environmental Education, Critical Environmental Education and Recycling. Initially, 371 works appeared, after refining the time frame 2012 to 2022 and inserting quotation marks, 166 works remained. By observing the title, keywords and abstract, thirteen works were selected: eight articles, four dissertations and one thesis. Three categories were selected for analysis: school environment, challenges and perspectives in cooperatives and associations, and Critical Environmental Education actions in schools. The final considerations of the selected academic works showed that Environmental Education is being problematized in the school environment and among collectors of recyclable materials, but there is still a great challenge in its implementation related to solid waste. It is expected that the result of this research will enable reflection in the field of Education, as well as contribute to environmental issues and the development of critical thinking in decision-making related to solid waste management.