Banca de DEFESA: LICIA NUNES DE OLIVEIRA

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STUDENT : LICIA NUNES DE OLIVEIRA
DATE: 02/10/2024
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Sala da Atos
TITLE:

Belonging – Corporeality and Connection with Nature in the formation of the ecological subject

KEY WORDS:

Corporeality; Connection with Nature; Experiential Ecopedagogical Workshops; Ecological Awareness; Environmental Education

PAGES: 149
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUMMARY:

Belonging [PertenSer] proposes a reflection on corporeality, understanding the body as an instance of manifestation of subjectivities in constant transformation, shaped by the relationships between the subject and other beings, including the morethan-human world around them. From this perspective, the body is not only a manifestation of identity in construction, but also a link between human beings and nature, a fundamental element in this formative process. This mixed-method, exploratory, and descriptive study was developed in three stages, with the objective of investigating how corporeality can foster children's connection to nature through ecopedagogical workshops within an experiential environmental education practice. The first stage consisted of a diagnostic survey with 4thgrade elementary school students from a public school in the peripheral region of Sol Nascente/DF (N=62). The sample was composed of 40.3% female participants, 38.1% male, and 1.6% did not respond to the gender question. The average age was 9.71 years, with a standard deviation of 0.61. It was found that, initially, the children already perceived themselves as connected to nature. The survey included a sociodemographic questionnaire and two scales: the Inclusion of Nature in Self (INS) scale and the Connection to Nature Index for Children (CNC) scale. After this stage, experiential ecopedagogical workshops were held with one of the classes (N=21), where the children participated in bodily practices in a green space at the school, including conscious breathing, mindfulness, yoga postures, games, and the creation of a sensory garden. In addition, a field trip was conducted, providing an immersive experience in an ecological park in the region. After the workshops, the survey was reapplied, and the results indicated that the children still perceived themselves as connected to nature. This theme, especially when focused on children, is still underexplored. Considering this, combined with the complex socio-environmental issues of the territory where the students live, the study highlights the importance of formative processes that promote ecological awareness, particularly in peripheral contexts. Moreover, it is essential that public policies support schools in becoming promoters of a culture of care—mental, social, and environmental—with the creation, expansion, and maintenance of green school spaces being fundamental for children's biopsychosocial development. In a scenario of environmental and civilizational crisis, it becomes urgent for human beings to reclaim, within their own nature, the bond that connects us to the great systemic and relational web of life. The body, in this context, emerges as the sensitive and concrete instance of transformation, being fundamental in formative processes of environmental education

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - CAMILA BOLZAN DE CAMPOS - UniLaSalle
Externa à Instituição - CHRISTIANA CABICIERI PROFICE - UESC-BA
Presidente - 2164507 - CLAUDIA MARCIA LYRA PATO
Interna - ***.304.325-** - VERA MARGARIDA LESSA CATALAO - UnB