Educação ambiental na formação do técnico em química a partir de um projeto interdisciplinar sobre resíduos sólidos ; Environmental education in the training of chemistry technicians based on an interdisciplinary project on solid waste

The Brazilian legislation indicates that Environmental Education (EE) must be included in all levels and modalities of education, in order to contribute to forming conscientious citizens who help transform society-environment relations. In this sense, EE must be present in Professional and Technological Education (PTE) at high school level. However, there is a research gap that intertwines the fields of EE and PTE in the country. In the context of a technical course in chemistry integrated a high school education at a public institution located in the interior of Sao Paulo, this research sought to analyze the Environmental Plant Nursery project, in order to discuss the potential for inserting EE to the theme of solid waste in the formation of technical professionals in Chemistry. The research has a descriptive character and relied the analysis of documents about the project an the field research, carried out throughout 2020. All those involved in the project were invited, and 03 professionals from the management team, 04 teachers and 15 students from the 2nd grade of Technician in Chemistry Integrated to High School at that institution accepted to participate in the research. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with the management team and teachers and questionnaires in electronic format, applied to students Data were analyzed through content analysis, with a posteriori categorization process. The indicators for analysis were: a) choice of theme and study problem; b) contextualization of the project; c) methodological strategies; d) mobilization, intervention and initiative; e) construction of knowledge and a critical view of the subject; f) professional performance of the Chemistry technician. The results indicate that, although the students did not participate in the choice of the project theme, they were involved in other decisions related to the proposed actions. The realization of the project underwent significant changes due to the scenario imposed by the pandemic by COVID-19, which forced the ...