Environmental education in teacher training: political-ideological, social and pedagogical commitment
Main Article Content
Abstract
This article aims to contribute to the debate on the inclusion of environmental education in school curricula and academic training of teachers from the analysis of the role of schools and teachers in this process. Addresses the behavior of teachers from the perspective of his political-ideological, social and pedagogical action and its responsibility to enhance environmental education in their teaching. The ideological-political action is understood as a form of manifestation of the critical reality for the promotion of alternatives in relation to environmental issues. Moreover, the pedagogical action for the development of alternative educational models is con figured in a new challenge to the school context, because it highlights the need for different types of learning are promoted considering new pedagogical models that encourage and stimulate new social behaviors in relation the environmental context.