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A Educação Ambiental surge para orientar a população mundial sobre os princípios que
devem ser observados na relação entre o ser humano e a natureza. Em São Tomé e
Príncipe, a comunidade académica tem despertado para a problemática do ambiente.
Com o presente estudo, procurou-se atingir dois objectivos: (1) verificar se existe nos
estudantes do ensino superior santomense a propensão ou sensibilidade para a preservação
do ambiente, avaliada à luz dos comportamentos e das atitudes adoptados face à
problemática ambiental; (2) compreender a sua percepção relativamente à Educação
Ambiental como um direito objectivo e/ou subjectivo dos cidadãos. Correlativamente, as
hipóteses avançadas foram que (H1) os estudantes teriam consciência ambiental e que (H2)
conceberiam a Educação Ambiental como um Direito.
O instrumento utilizado foi um questionário construído para o estudo, contendo
questões fechadas e abertas. Foi aplicado a 23 estudantes, após pré-teste. Os dados
recolhidos tiveram dois tipos de análise: quantitativa e qualitativa. A análise quantitativa
procurou elucidar se havia relações estatisticamente significativas entre algumas variáveis
(e.g.; género/nível etário e a escolha de opções de resposta nas questões fechadas). A
análise qualitativa foi a mais importante e baseou-se na abordagem da grounded theory de
Strauss e Corbin (1994). A sua finalidade foi a extração dos significados principais das
respostas às questões abertas. Alguns desses significados associam Meio Ambiente a
Comunidade e Poluição a Agressão Antropológica. As conclusões do estudo permitem
afirmar que os objectivos foram alcançados e as hipóteses corroboradas.
Environmental education may guide the world's population on the principles to be observed in the relationship between man and nature. In Sao Tome and Principe, the academic community has awakened to the environmental issues. This study seeks to achieve two objectives: (1) to see if there is a propensity or sensitivity to the preservation of the environment among students in higher education; (2) understand the perception of the higher education students with regard to environmental education as a right. Two hypotheses were constructed: (H1) students would have environmental awareness and (H2) would conceive Environmental Education as a Right. The instrument used was a questionnaire devised for this study, with closed and open questions. It was applied to 23 students, after pre-test. The data collected were of two types: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative analysis sought to elucidate whether there were statistically significant relationships between variables (e.g., gender /age level and the choice of response options in closed questions). Qualitative analysis was the most important and was based on the grounded theory approach of Strauss and Corbin (1994). Its purpose was the extraction of the main meanings of answers to open questions. Some of these meanings associate Environment to Community and Pollution to Anthropological Aggression.
Environmental education may guide the world's population on the principles to be observed in the relationship between man and nature. In Sao Tome and Principe, the academic community has awakened to the environmental issues. This study seeks to achieve two objectives: (1) to see if there is a propensity or sensitivity to the preservation of the environment among students in higher education; (2) understand the perception of the higher education students with regard to environmental education as a right. Two hypotheses were constructed: (H1) students would have environmental awareness and (H2) would conceive Environmental Education as a Right. The instrument used was a questionnaire devised for this study, with closed and open questions. It was applied to 23 students, after pre-test. The data collected were of two types: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative analysis sought to elucidate whether there were statistically significant relationships between variables (e.g., gender /age level and the choice of response options in closed questions). Qualitative analysis was the most important and was based on the grounded theory approach of Strauss and Corbin (1994). Its purpose was the extraction of the main meanings of answers to open questions. Some of these meanings associate Environment to Community and Pollution to Anthropological Aggression.
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Educação ambiental São Tomé e Príncipe