Banca de DEFESA: SELMA DE SOUZA NUNES

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : SELMA DE SOUZA NUNES
DATA : 13/04/2026
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: Virtual
TÍTULO:

Education for Sustainability in a Network of Schools in the Pantanal Region

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Environmental education; Research and training; Cuiabá River; Chacororé and Sinhá Mariana bay system

PÁGINAS: 127
GRANDE ÁREA: Outra
ÁREA: Ciências Ambientais
RESUMO:

This thesis analyzes the construction and development of Critical Environmental Education projects structured within a network of five hydrologically connected public schools. The schools are located in the drainage area of the middle and lower Cuiabá River and the Pantanal bay system, in the municipalities of Várzea Grande, Santo Antônio do Leverger, and Barão de Melgaço, in Mato Grosso. The school projects focused on the territory as a living learning space, anchored in the valorization of the ecological and sociocultural knowledge of the students. The thesis is structured in five interdependent scientific articles. The first article, published in 2025 in the journal Ambiente e Educação (A3), addresses the investigation of the ecological and sociocultural knowledge of students and teachers from seven Pantanal schools. Using the SWOT matrix (D-Weakness; A-Threat; F-Strength; and O-Opportunity), the research allowed for the identification of positive and negative aspects caused by internal and external actions in the socio-environmental, structural, and educational system of each school's territory. The second study, published in 2025 in the journal Caderno Pedagógico (A2), addressed the structuring process of the school network, which occurred in four stages: 1. School adhesion and territory recognition; 2. Assessment of students' prior knowledge; 3. Participatory project development; and 4. Acquisition of materials and student research grants through the Research and Innovation in Schools Program – FAPEMAT and partnerships with municipalities. The network was organized with thematic connections between projects, in order to facilitate methodological sharing and research materials among schools. The formation of the network allowed the development of the projects described in articles 3 and 4. The third article, submitted to the journal Ambiente e Sociedade (A2), deals with the functioning of the network, using hydrological connectivity as a generating theme in research-training projects; each school studied the anthropogenic alterations in the hydrological connectivity (streams, canals) of its territory. Studies have revealed physical and chemical impacts on the water flow of the Cuiabá River and the Pantanal bays, as well as the potential of digital technologies for Critical Environmental Education. The fourth study, currently under discussion and scheduled for publication in the Brazilian Journal of Teaching and Learning (A2), analyzes the rivers and bays as a living laboratory for scientific education, articulating traditional riverside knowledge and scientific knowledge in the investigation of water quality. The knowledge acquired in articles 3 and 4 was shared among the schools, giving rise to the fifth article. This article, currently being drafted, examines the experiences of socio-environmental and cultural exchange within a network of Pantanal schools, highlighting the strengthening of youth protagonism, territorial identity, and student self-confidence. The results indicated that education developed in a network and anchored in the Pantanal territory enhances critical formative processes, promotes the integration of knowledge, and strengthens the participation of young people in debates and actions aimed at the care and conservation of the Pantanal.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 84207007 - CAROLINA JOANA DA SILVA
Interno - 82438001 - SANDRO BENEDITO SGUAREZI
Interno - 65536013 - CLAUMIR CESAR MUNIZ
Interno - 83260001 - AUMERI CARLOS BAMPI
Externo à Instituição - HEITOR QUEIROZ DE MEDEIROS -
Externa à Instituição - JEANE APARECIDA ROMBI DE GODOY - UNESP
Externa à Instituição - SIMONI MARIA LOVERDE OLIVEIRA - UFRJ