ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: RELATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Abstract

This article discusses the integration of Environmental Education in Early Childhood Education, with emphasis on the relationships established between the school and the school community. This is an excerpt from an ongoing doctoral research, which investigates the transition to sustainable educational spaces in early childhood education. The present research aims to discuss how Environmental Education is developed in the pedagogical practices of Early Childhood Education and how the participation of the school community contributes to the transition of the school to a sustainable educational space. The methodological approach adopted is qualitative, based on interviews with different professional categories of an early childhood education school defined after documentary analysis in the MAXQDA software in carrying out an environmentalization diagnosis. As this research conducted interviews with human beings, it was initially approved by the ethics committee, under code 69685523.1.0000.0120, with an approval date of July 28, 2023. The results point to the importance of integration between school and community in the continuity of actions and practices developed in the school environment for the socio-environmental formation of children.