Práticas em Educação Ambiental e a construção de atitudes ambientais: uma revisão sob a perspectiva crítica

Autores

  • Vanessa da Silva Xavier IFFluminense Campos Centro
  • Tatiana Almeida Machado Garrétt IFFluminense Campos Centro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/revbea.2026.v21.20555

Palavras-chave:

educação ambiental crítica; atitudes ambientais e sustentabilidade.

Resumo

Os desastres ecológicos e sociais, pós-revolução industrial, sugerem atitudes pró-ambientais na tentativa de superá-los. Assim, partindo de alguns dos pressupostos da educação ambiental crítica (EAC) e do conceito de atitudes ambientais de Dunlap e Van Liere, esta pesquisa investigou práticas em educação ambiental potencializadoras de atitudes ambientais, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica integrativa. Esta analisou a intersecção entre práticas em educação ambiental e atitudes ambientais, a fim de possibilitar aos indivíduos envolvidos nesse processo, escolhas mais sustentáveis. Como resultado, identificou-se a predominância em práticas pontuais que não se aprofundam nas dimensões crítica, política e emancipatória da EAC.

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XAVIER, Vanessa da Silva; GARRÉTT, Tatiana Almeida Machado. Práticas em Educação Ambiental e a construção de atitudes ambientais: uma revisão sob a perspectiva crítica. Revista Brasileira de Educação Ambiental (RevBEA), [S. l.], v. 21, n. 1, p. 334–353, 2026. DOI: 10.34024/revbea.2026.v21.20555. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/revbea/article/view/20555. Acesso em: 16 out. 2026.