O gerenciamento de resíduos químicos no projeto pedagógico do curso de Licenciatura em Química do Ifes campus Aracruz: uma proposta para a promoção da Educação Ambiental Crítica.

Abstract

This intervention research investigated how the theme of chemical waste management can be addressed in the curriculum of initial chemistry teacher education, in order to enhance Critical Environmental Education (CEE). It is a qualitative, documentary research, whose data source was the Pedagogical Project of the Course (PPC) of the Chemistry Teacher Education Program at Ifes Campus Aracruz. Data analysis was conducted using the Content Analysis technique, focusing on the presence of Environmental Education (EE) and chemical waste in the document, as well as on the perspective of EE addressed in the curriculum based on the conservative, pragmatic, and critical macro-trends. The results revealed that, although EE is formally present in the Chemistry Teacher Education curriculum, its approach occurs in a fragmented way and, at times, disconnected from a critical perspective. The theme of chemical waste, in turn, is addressed in a punctual, technical, and normative manner, without dialogue with the principles of Critical Environmental Education (CEE), which highlights a gap in teacher education regarding the educational potential of chemical waste management. As an outcome of the research, a proposal for a manual on the treatment and disposal of chemical waste under the perspective of CEE is presented as a pedagogical tool to be integrated into the curriculum of chemistry teacher education.