THE SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH TO SCIENCE EDUCATION AS WAY TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITIZENSHIP WITHIN THE RISK SOCIETY

ABSTRACT:

This article is based on the concept of Risk, approached in Society of Risk, by Ulrich Beck, and aims to reflect, in the scope of the school space, on how Education in Sciences can, through the contribution of Environmental Education, promote reflection on the risks arising from scientific and technological advances, in order to contribute to the formation of socio-environmental citizenship of the actors of that risk society. In this sense, an exploratory and bibliographic research was carried out in the light of Beck (2009; 2011), Beck, Giddens and Lash (1997), Giddens and Sutton (2017), among others. The initial data point to the need to incorporate environmental practices in Science Education, in order to overcome the strict understanding of the physical, chemical and biological view of knowledge, dialoguing in the social, political and economic context of the risks, based on the scientific and technological advances, becoming a priority and not a complementary part in teacher training.

Keywords:
Risk; Environmental Education; Science Education