Environmental management and school: the contruction of an environmental attitude

Abstract

This study deals with environmental management in schools, based on experiences in Environmental Education. To analyze how the implementation of a simplified management system or a project in Environmental Education can contribute to the organizational and educational development is a fundamental task since the school needs to contribute to develop citizens who have conscious and critical attitudes these days. From this perspective, the authors’ teaching experience and the theoretical and reflexive discussion of different contradictions and debates that permeate the educational environment have been applied to the theme of Environmental Education and its insertion into the school context. This subject is part of the scope of environmental management besides being shown in the light of modern society in a holistic way in all areas of knowledge. The general public may, then, assess it, either believing in it or disagreeing with environmental practices in school.