Em busca da conservação ambiental: a contribuição da percepção ambiental para a formação e atuação dos profissionais da Química Looking for environmental conservation: the contribution of environmental perception for the education and actuation of chemists

Planet transformations caused by human intervention in the last 200 years are largely due to chemical impact. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and analyze the environmental perception of undergraduate students and lecturers in the Chemistry course of the Federal University of Lavras, accounti...

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Published inQuímica nova Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 988 - 993
Main Authors Mirlaine R. Freitas, Renato L. G. Macedo, Eric B. Ferreira, Matheus P. Freitas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sociedade Brasileira de Química 01.01.2010
Subjects
environmental complexity
environmental conservation
environmental perception
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Summary:Planet transformations caused by human intervention in the last 200 years are largely due to chemical impact. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and analyze the environmental perception of undergraduate students and lecturers in the Chemistry course of the Federal University of Lavras, accounting for the topics "Environmental Definition" and "Relationship between Chemistry and Environment". Two thematic axes for discussion were proposed using theories of Social Representation and Environmental Complexity, with the aim of stimulating the conservationist reasoning and actions. Such axes were proposed to give support to the education of chemists at the undergraduate level.
ISSN:0100-4042
1678-7064
DOI:10.1590/S0100-40422010000400042