Teacher training in critical Environmental Education centered in research-action and collaborative partnership

Abstract:

This article analyzes a teacher-training program in critical environmental education centered on research-action and collaborative partnership. A research group was created, composed of 15 elementary and secondary teachers, 3 lecturers and 4 undergraduate students, which had fortnightly meetings, during a period of one year, by developing three types of activities: Training and Diagnostics Workshops, School Action Research and Socialization of teachers’ experiences. The results reveal that due to the socialization of educational experiences, teachers were gradually changing their teaching practice, initially compartmented to practices in which environmental issues are contextualized, permanent, continuous and participatory.

Keywords:
Teacher training; Critical environmental education; Action-research; Collaborative partnership