Resumo:
It is discussed, in this work, the theoretical elements that support a Nature away from the exclusive idea of production of goods. It is an ecological, social and political reflection of Nature, understanding that there are reasons to change the way we relate to it. How to seek a overcoming of this human distance from Nature? A path for this is found in the objective of the work to build and evaluate a theoretical and participatory teaching model that leads to full-time human formation through practices in agroforestry systems (SAFs). In this qualitative research, the content analysis was applied in a corpus of interviews and questionnaires with different social actors, seeking, therefore, the construction and evaluation of this model. From this corpus, there was interest in certain fragments, units, classified as thematic units, forming the indicators of the research. These units of analysis took place in the form of an units of records, with a thematic characteristic. The creation of categories a priori collective action, reason for being, political dimension and agroforestry system was only possible thanks to the theoretical mobilization carried out, aiding the interpretation of data, together with the category a posteriori education with Nature. The content analysis process resulted in the representation of the teaching model with nature (MECA) and its founding elements.