Suchergebnisse

Social, political and economic relationships in the Amazon are mediated by nature and government policies, programs, and regulations, including environmental education policies, which have disseminated the concept of sustainable development in over recent years. Based on these elements, this study explores the social representations that give meaning to the concept of sustainable development among elementary teachers in the Amazon region. Adopting an ethnographic approach and drawing on the theory of social representations, we conducted a qualitative descriptive study with 121 teachers with a degree in pedagogy using questionnaires, group discussions and participant observation. The findings show that nature, environmental problems and Amazon culture exert a strong influence on representations of the concept of sustainable development. ; En la Amazonía, las relaciones sociales, políticas y económicas están mediadas por la naturaleza y por los programas, acciones y regulaciones implementadas por el Estado en la realidad cotidiana. Entre estas regulaciones se encuentran las políticas públicas educativas en Educación Ambiental, las cuales, en los últimos años, ha difundido el concepto de desarrollo sostenible. Con estos elementos, esta investigación tiene como objetivo principal: conocer las representaciones sociales que, elaboradas por docentes en el contexto de la Amazonía brasileña, dan significados al concepto de desarrollo sostenible. Metodológicamente, la investigación fue construida en base a la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales, enfoque etnográfico, a partir de la colaboración de 121 docentes con formación en Pedagogía. Para recopilar la información adoptamos cuestionarios, dos grupos de discusión y observación participante. La investigación indica que la naturaleza, los problemas ambientales y la cultura amazónica ejercen una fuerte influencia en la representación del concepto de desarrollo sostenible. ; Na Amazônia, as relações sociais, políticas e econômicas são mediadas pela natureza e pelos programas, ações e regulamentações implementadas pelo Estado na realidade cotidiana. Entre estas regulamentações estão presentes as políticas públicas educativas de Educação Ambiental, as quais, nos últimos anos, tem difundido o conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável. Com esses elementos, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo principal: conhecer as representações sociais que, elaboradas por docentes no contexto da Amazônia, dão significados ao conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa foi construída com base na Teoria das Representações Sociais, abordagem etnográfica, a partir da colaboração de 121 docentes com formação em Pedagogia. Para coletar as informações adotamos questionários, dois grupos de discussão e a observação participante. A pesquisa indica que a natureza, os problemas ambientais e a cultura amazônica exercem uma forte influência na representação do conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável.

Abstract The Amazon has historically been represented as a terrestrial paradise in social imaginaries. However, over recent decades, it has been converted into a complex subject with a number of dilemmas to be solved. This study sought to gain an insight into the social representations of environmental problems and the impacts of these problems on the daily lives of teachers working in Castanhal, the State of Pará, Brazil. It uses a theoretical and methodological framework based on Social Representation Theory and the principles and methods of ethnography. A questionnaire was conducted with 121 teachers and complemented by group discussions and participant observation. The findings show the existence of shared representations formed from the environmental problems experienced on a daily basis by the teachers, such as deforestation and climate change. These representations reaffirm the teachers' conceptions of nature and the culture and lifestyles of Amazonian populations.

Abstract The rains that fell on the city of Rio de Janeiro in April 2019 were the heaviest in decades, affecting people's lives in different ways and causing the death of ten people. In the face of the fragility of environmental governance in this region, this study sought to understand how the topic of climate change was addressed on Twitter during an extreme weather event. We performed a thematic analysis of data from tweets posted between 7 and 10 April 2019 retrieved from the Twitter API using an open source R package, yielding 375,000 tweets. Our findings highlight Twitter users' criticism of climate denial in agendas at different levels of government and suggest that new media such as Twitter open up opportunities for repoliticizing climate change and redemocratizing decision-making spaces in the face of climate injustice.

Abstract The rains that fell on the city of Rio de Janeiro in April 2019 were the heaviest in decades, affecting people's lives in different ways and causing the death of ten people. In the face of the fragility of environmental governance in this region, this study sought to understand how the topic of climate change was addressed on Twitter during an extreme weather event. We performed a thematic analysis of data from tweets posted between 7 and 10 April 2019 retrieved from the Twitter API using an open source R package, yielding 375,000 tweets. Our findings highlight Twitter users' criticism of climate denial in agendas at different levels of government and suggest that new media such as Twitter open up opportunities for repoliticizing climate change and redemocratizing decision-making spaces in the face of climate injustice.