Environmental education in protected areas: study of the methodology used by the ecological station Caiuá / PR

• Grant number: 09/17617-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Tourism
• Principal Investigator: Sérgio Domingos de Oliveira
• Grantee: Mariana Cristina da Cunha Souza
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rosana. Rosana , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This paper will address the main theme as the methodology adopted by the Units Conservation, in relation to the planning process and implementation of environmental education activities, from a case study that will be held in Ecological Station Caiuá located in the city of Diamante do Norte in the currency between the states of Parana and Sao Paulo. This research is vital for identify, describe, verify and understand the environmental education, the process of planning and development, as well as the effectiveness of the educational process, ie, visitors' awareness of environmental issues. The first step is performed the literature search and desk study related to this topic study. In a second step, will be collected data and information through research field, with application of interviews with the managers of the activities and quizzes visitors. After obtaining the information in the field, they will be organized and tabulated in a final report which will provide a critical analysis on the planning process of environmental education activities and how they are performed the visits undertaken by the Ecological Station. (AU)