EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL: CONHECIMENTOS ESPECIALIZADOS NOS TEXTOS/DOCUMENTOS CURRICULARES DOS ESTADOS DE GOIÁS E MATO GROSSO DO SUL

Abstract

This study is part of the Research Program developed by the Group of Studies and Research “Observatório de Cultura Escolar” (OCE), which is dedicated to the analysis of texts/curricular documents designed for formal and non-formal education contexts. In this scenario, our research focuses on specialized knowledge related to Environmental Education (EE) for elementary education. We investigate materials produced by the state education systems of Goiás (GO) and Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), both states in the Central-West region of Brazil, during the period from 2009 to 2019. We also consider the changes that occurred after the implementation of the National Common Curriculum Base (BNCC) in 2017. The main objective of this study is to map, based on the scientific field of EA, the knowledge considered specialized, as well as the distribution in texts/curricular documents for elementary education, in the state education networks of the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. To guide our methodological approach, we turn to Bourdieu's praxiology, exploring concepts such as field, habitus, capital, and symbolic violence. These concepts help us understand the conditions that shape people's lives based on their social positions and the internalization of these conditions. This, in turn, can assist us in identifying the norms and rules that govern the field of EE. To conduct the analysis, we chose key areas based on conceptual foundations, such as Environment and Sustainability, and methodological propositions, such as Environmental Education and Education for Consumption. In this sense, the specialized knowledge we identified shapes EE as a “new Science” integrated into the curriculum, positioning it as a field in constant evolution, challenging established paradigms, concepts, and themes propagated by international and national organizations and research agencies through the selective and arbitrary selection of a wide range of interdisciplinary possibilities.