Environmental sustainability: the role of the school
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2674-6441.2020.002.0004Keywords:
Environmental education, Sustainability, Public policyAbstract
Today's society needs to create mechanisms for global development based on respect for nature, universal human rights, and economic justice. Sustainability seen from a conformity between humanity and nature, related to the impact of economic activities on the environment and this relationship, the search for the quality of life of this generation, and of the future ones. This article seeks to understand the school curriculum of basic education linked to the practice of teaching for sustainability, considering the current world. The objective is to reflect on the school curriculum, in view of the profound transformations promoted, by new means of production and new ways of thinking about the world and educational demands, highlighting the role of education in the environmental context in the search for learning for life, that is, for environmental sustainability and our sustainable development.




