Abstract

CALIXTO FLORES, Raúl. Researches of social representations of environmental in brazil and mexico. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.1, pp.292-312. ISSN 1409-4703.

In this article we describe some researches on social representations of the environment in Brazil and Mexico, with the aim to observe the implications of the studies for the environmental education; highlights the fact that their results are coincident, although they are different cultures and languages, and different population groups and educational levels. The exploration of the research shows the relevance of using the theory of social representations, to identify, understand and explain social thought in the field of environmental education. The most cited authors in the above mentioned researches are Denise Jodelet, Serge Moscovici, Marcos Reigota and Jean Claude Abric. In this brief review shows that predominate the researches with students, most used a qualitative methodology and interpretive approach. In the various studies analyzed the representations of the environment shows its importance in understanding the practice of environmental education. For the environmental education, it is essential to understand the ways in which social representations, are established in the deconstruction-construction, of the elements that make your everyday thinking. Considering the results of the studies reviewed, we can say that the environment is a complex social order, cultural and contextually determined.

Keywords : Education; Environment; Research; Social Representations; Mexico; Brazil.

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